Localized Amyloidosis of Seminal Vesicle and Vas Deferens - Report of Two Cases

Journal of Korean Medical Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 447-451

  Jun, Sun Young ^a   Kim, Kyu Rae ^a   Cho, Kyoung Sik ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Prostatic Neoplasms; Seminal Vesicles; Vas Deferens

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; AUTOPSY; CANCER STAGING; CASE REPORT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SEMINAL VESICLE; TUMOR BIOPSY; VAS DEFERENS;

EID: 0347694777     PISSN: 10118934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2003.18.3.447     Document Type: Review

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