Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and prostatectomy specimens

International Braz J Urol

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 559-564

  Nepple, Kenneth G ^a   Wahls, Terry L ^c   Hillis, Stephen L ^c   Joudi, Fadi N ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b Veterans Affairs   (United States)

^c Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Prostate neoplasms; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BIOPSY; CLASSIFICATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77949543921     PISSN: 16775538     EISSN: 16776119     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1677-55382009000500007     Document Type: Article

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