Prostate melanosis associated with acinar adenocarcinoma

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 379-380

  Klock, Clóvis ^a   Gomes, Regina ^b   João, Michel ^c   Netto, George ^d  

^a Medicina Diagnóstica Ltda   (Brazil)

^b Laboratório CPD Citologia e Patologia Diagnosticas Ltda   (Brazil)

^c Hospital de Caridade   (Brazil)

^d DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

melanin; Prostate melanosis; prostatic adenocarcinomas

Indexed keywords

FERRIC FERROCYANIDE; LIPOFUSCIN; MELANIN; PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ACINAR CELL CARCINOMA; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPITHELIUM CELL; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANOSIS; MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATE MELANOSIS; STROMA CELL; TRANSURETHRAL RESECTION;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, ACINAR CELL; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MELANINS; MELANOSIS; PROSTATE; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STROMAL CELLS;

EID: 78549245917     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: 19402465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066896908329591     Document Type: Article

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