Parameters of perineural invasion in radical prostatectomy specimens lack prognostic significance

Modern Pathology

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1095-1100

  Merrilees, A David ^a   Bethwaite, Peter B ^b   Russell, Grant L ^a   Robinson, Richard G ^a   Delahunt, Brett ^b  

^a WELLINGTON HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Outcome; Perineural invasion; Prognosis; Prostate adenocarcinoma; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROTEIN S 100;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CANCER INVASION; CANCER RECURRENCE; CANCER STAGING; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FOLLOW UP; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERINEURIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATECTOMY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM INVASIVENESS; PERIPHERAL NERVES; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; S100 PROTEINS; SURVIVAL RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR MARKERS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 50249096170     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2008.81     Document Type: Article

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