Calcifications in prostate and ejaculatory system: a study on 298 consecutive whole mount sections of prostate from radical prostatectomy or cystoprostatectomy specimens

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 165-170

  Suh, Jae Hee ^a,b   Gardner, Jerad M ^a   Kee, Keun H ^a,c   Shen, Steven ^a   Ayala, Alberto G ^a   Ro, Jae Y ^a  

^a HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Ulsan University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Chosun University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Calcifications; Ejaculatory ducts; Prostate; Seminal vesicles

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BREAST CARCINOMA; CYSTECTOMY; EJACULATION DISORDER; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; SEMINAL VESICLE;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CYSTECTOMY; EJACULATORY DUCTS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 43449120949     PISSN: 10929134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2007.07.001     Document Type: Article

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