Demonstration of malignant cells in blood specimens collected during transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) has implicated TURP in the dissemination of prostatic cancer. Of 153 patients who underwent radiation therapy for prostate cancer between January 1977 and June 1990 and were retrospect
The effect of transurethral prostatic resection on the incidence of osseous prostatic metastasis
โ Scribed by Deborah A. Kuban; Anas M. El-Mahdi; Paul F. Schellhammer; Therese J. Babb
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 380 KB
- Volume
- 56
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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