Paraganglion of the prostate gland: An uncommon mimic of prostate cancer in needle biopsies [3]

Histopathology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 114-115

  Howarth, S M ^a   Griffiths, D F R ^a   Varma, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER SCREENING; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INCIDENTAL FINDING; LETTER; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PARAGANGLION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER;

AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; CHROMOGRANIN A; CHROMOGRANINS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARAGANGLIA, CHROMAFFIN; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 22144469119     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2005.02043.x     Document Type: Letter

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