An evaluation of the decreasing incidence of positive surgical margins in a large retropubic prostatectomy series

Journal of Urology

Volumn 171, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 23-26

  Han, Misop ^a,b   Partin, Alan W ^a,c   Chan, David Y ^a   Walsh, Patrick C ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Neoplasm staging; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURVIVAL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0348109422     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000098604.09395.27     Document Type: Article

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