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Chapter 6 - Histologic Subtypes of Prostatic Carcinoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 November 2017

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
, pp. 77 - 93
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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