Breast metastasis from prostate cancer and interpretation of immunoreactivity to prostate-specific antigen

International Journal of Urology

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 463-465

  Cheng, Chi Wai ^a   Chan, Lung Wai ^a   Ng, Chi Fai ^a   Chan, Chi Kwok ^a   Tse, Man Kit Gary ^a   Lai, Mac Moune Fernand ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Breast carcinoma; Metastatic prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

ACID PHOSPHATASE PROSTATE ISOENZYME; ANTIANDROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN EXPRESSION; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; BREAST METASTASIS; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CASE REPORT; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; STAINING;

AGED; BIOPSY; BREAST NEOPLASMS, MALE; CARCINOMA; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 33744816255     PISSN: 09198172     EISSN: 14422042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2006.01327.x     Document Type: Article

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