Should the diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia be made on prostate needle biopsy?

Human Pathology

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 2002, Pages 796-800

  Viglione, Michael P ^a   Potter, Stephen ^a   Partin, Alan W ^a   Lesniak, Maciej S ^a   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign prostatic hyperplasia; International prostate symptom score; Prostate needle biopsy; Stromal nodule; Urinary obstruction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; ORGAN WEIGHT; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATECTOMY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; UNITED STATES; URINARY TRACT OBSTRUCTION;

EID: 0036690998     PISSN: 00468177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/hupa.2002.125772     Document Type: Article

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