Lesions missed on prostate biopsies in cases sent in for consultation

Prostate

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 310-314

  Kronz, Joseph D ^a   Milord, Rolando ^a   Wilentz, Robb ^a   Weir, Edward G ^a   Schreiner, Stephanie R ^a   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a,b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia; Prostate cancer; Prostate needle biopsy; Second opinion

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONSULTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; HUMANS; MALE; PATHOLOGY, CLINICAL; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 0037369120     PISSN: 02704137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pros.10182     Document Type: Article

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