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Chapter 1 - Basic Anatomy and Histology of the Prostate

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2017

Antonio Lopez-Beltran ,
Liang Cheng ,
Rodolfo Montironi  and
Maria Rosaria Raspollini
Antonio Lopez-Beltran
Affiliation:
Cordoba University Medical School, Spain
Liang Cheng
Affiliation:
Indiana University School of Medicine, USA
Rodolfo Montironi
Affiliation:
University of Ancona, Italy
Maria Rosaria Raspollini
Affiliation:
University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy
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Pathology of the Prostate
An Algorithmic Approach
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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Cheng, L, MacLennan, GT, Abdul-Karim, FW, Lopez-Beltran, A, Montironi, R. Eosinophilic Metaplasia of the Prostate: A Newly Described Lesion Distinct from Other Eosinophilic Changes in Prostatic Epithelium. Anal Quant Cytol Histol. 2008 Aug; 30(4): 226–30.Google ScholarPubMed
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