Corpora amylacea in adenocarcinoma of the prostate: Incidence and histology within needle core biopsies

Modern Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 36-39

  Christian, James D ^a   Lamm, Tita C ^a   Morrow, John F ^a   Bostwick, David G ^a  

^a BOSTWICK LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Corpora amylacea; Needle core biopsies; Prostate

Indexed keywords

MUCIN; PROTEIN;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOID BODY; ARTICLE; CELL INCLUSION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRYSTALLOID; EOSINOPHIL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE DISEASE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC DISEASES; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 12344318582     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800250     Document Type: Article

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