International society of urological pathology (ISUP) consensus conference on handling and staging of radical prostatectomy specimens: Rationale and organization

Modern Pathology

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 1-5

  Egevad, Lars ^a   Srigley, John R ^b   Delahunt, Brett ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

adenocarcinoma; prognosis; prostate; radical prostatectomy; stage

Indexed keywords

CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; ORGANIZATION; PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION; PATHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATECTOMY; REVIEW; UROLOGY;

ADENOCARCINOMA; BOSTON; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; SOCIETIES, MEDICAL; SPECIMEN HANDLING;

EID: 78650909440     PISSN: 08933952     EISSN: 15300285     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2010.159     Document Type: Review

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