Interobserver reproducibility of percent Gleason grade 4/5 in total prostatectomy specimens

Journal of Urology

Volumn 168, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 2006-2010

  Glaessgen, Axel ^a   Hamberg, Hans ^a   Pihl, Carl Gustaf ^a   Sundelin, Birgitta ^a   Nilsson, B O ^a   Egevad, Lars ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Pathology, clinical; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms; Reproducibility of results

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATHOLOGIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0036837288     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(05)64283-8     Document Type: Article

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