Anatomy of the prostate revisited: Implications for prostate biopsy and zonal origins of prostate cancer

Histopathology

Volumn 60, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-152

  Fine, Samson W ^a   Reuter, Victor E ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Biopsy; Central zone; Prostate; Transition zone; Transperineal

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; EJACULATORY DUCT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MEDICAL LITERATURE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATE TUMOR; REVIEW; SEMINAL VESICLE; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TOPOGRAPHY;

BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 84255204494     PISSN: 03090167     EISSN: 13652559     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2011.04004.x     Document Type: Review

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