Prognostic significance of the diameter of perineural invasion in radical prostatectomy specimens

Human Pathology

Volumn 32, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 828-833

  Maru, Norio ^a   Ohori, Makoto ^a   Kattan, Michael W ^a   Scardino, Peter T ^a   Wheeler, Thomas M ^a,b  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Disease progression; Perineural invasion; Prostate carcinoma; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GROWTH; CANCER INVASION; CANCER SIZE; CANCER STAGING; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; PERINEURIUM; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE;

EID: 0034871127     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2001.26456     Document Type: Article

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