Skene's Gland Adenocarcinoma Resembling Prostatic Adenocarcinoma

International Journal of Gynecological Pathology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 71-74

  Pongtippan, Atcharaporn ^a   Malpica, Anais ^a   Levenback, Charles ^a   Deavers, Michael T ^a   Silva, Elvio G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Prostate specific antigen; Skene's gland

Indexed keywords

CA 125 ANTIGEN; CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN; KERATIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BIOPSY; CASE REPORT; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; HYSTERECTOMY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PARAURETHRAL DUCT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; RADIOTHERAPY; SKENE GLAND ADENOCARCINOMA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR CELL; URETHRA; URETHRA CARCINOMA;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; URETHRAL NEOPLASMS;

EID: 0347511849     PISSN: 02771691     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pgp.0000101144.79462.39     Document Type: Article

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