Handling and reporting of radical prostatectomy specimens in Europe: A web-based survey by the European Network of Uropathology (ENUP)

Histopathology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 333-339

  Egevad, L ^a   Algaba, F ^b   Berney, D M ^c   Boccon Gibod, L ^d   Griffiths, D F ^e   Lopez Beltran, A ^f   Mikuz, G ^g   Varma, M ^h   Montironi, R ⁱ  

^a INTERNATIONAL AGENCY FOR RESEARCH ON CANCER   (France)

^b FUNDACIÓ PUIGVERT   (Spain)

^c ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d ASSISTANCE PUBLIQUE HÔPITAUX DE PARIS   (France)

^e CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f Universidad de Cordoba   (Spain)

^g MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^h UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Human; Male; Pathology; Prostatectomy; Prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; EMBEDDING; EUROPE; GLEASON SCORE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERNET; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY;

DATA COLLECTION; EUROPE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; POPULATION GROUPS; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; UROLOGY;

EID: 50049102369     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03102.x     Document Type: Article

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