Significance of Minute Focus of Adenocarcinoma on Prostate Needle Biopsy

Urology

Volumn 70, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 299-302

  Samaratunga, Hemamali ^a   Yaxley, John ^b   Kerr, Kris ^a   McClymont, Kelly ^a   Duffy, David ^c  

^a SULLIVAN NICOLAIDES PATHOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Mater Private Hospital Brisbane   (Australia)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; TUMOR BIOPSY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 34548436621     PISSN: 00904295     EISSN: 15279995     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2007.03.068     Document Type: Article

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