A histopathological study of carcinoma of the prostate in port Harcourt, Nigeria

Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 363-367

  Obiorah, C C ^a   Nwosu, S O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORT HARCOURT   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Cancer; Gleason scoring; Prostate

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; NIGERIA; PATHOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATE HYPERTROPHY; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM GRADING; NIGERIA; PROGNOSIS; PROSTATECTOMY; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATITIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84855233301     PISSN: 11193077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/1119-3077.86785     Document Type: Article

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