Karyometry detects subvisual differences in chromatin organization state between cribriform and flat high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Modern Pathology

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 928-937

  Montironi, Rodolfo ^a   Thompson, Deborah ^b   Scarpelli, Marina ^a   Mazzucchelli, Roberta ^a   Peketi, Prasanthi ^b   Hamilton, Peter W ^c   Bostwick, David G ^d   Bartels, Peter H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

^d BOSTWICK LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Chemoprevention; Precursor lesions; Prostate; Prostate cancer; Prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia

Indexed keywords

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CELL NUCLEUS; CELL STRUCTURE; CELL SUBPOPULATION; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; KARYOMETRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE EPITHELIUM; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; HUMANS; KARYOMETRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STATISTICS;

EID: 3342948570     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.3800142     Document Type: Article

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