Atrophy in specimens of radical prostatectomy: Is there topographic relation to high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia or cancer?

International Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 397-403

  Brasil, Antonio A ^a   Favaro, Wagner J ^a   Cagnon, Valeria H ^a   Ferreira, Ubirajara ^a   Billis, Athanase ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Atrophy; High grade intraepithelial neoplasia; Prostate; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATROPHY; CARCINOGENESIS; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MALIGNANT TRANSFORMATION; PROLIFERATIVE INFLAMMATORY ATROPHY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE DISEASE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA;

AGED; ATROPHY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79959734016     PISSN: 03011623     EISSN: 15732584     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11255-010-9803-y     Document Type: Article

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