Muscularis mucosae of the urinary bladder revisited with emphasis on its hyperplastic patterns: a study of a large series of cystectomy specimens

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 395-401

  Vakar Lopez, Funda ^a   Shen, Steven S ^a   Zhang, Shaozeng ^a   Tamboli, Pheroze ^a   Ayala, Alberto G ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cystectomy; Hyperplasia; Muscularis mucosae; Urinary bladder

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BLADDER MUCOSA; BLADDER TUMOR; CANCER INVASION; CANCER STAGING; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CYSTECTOMY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERPLASIA; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; URINARY BLADDER;

EID: 36048979946     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2006.12.014     Document Type: Article

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