Fragmentation of prostatic needle biopsy cores containing adenocarcinoma: The role of specimen submission

BJU International

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 172-175

  Fajardo, Daniel A ^a   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cores; Gleason score; Prostate adenocarcinoma; Prostate needle biopsy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONSULTATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; TUMOR BIOPSY; UROLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 74049111209     PISSN: 14644096     EISSN: 1464410X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1464-410X.2009.08737.x     Document Type: Article

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