The transverse and vertical distribution of prostate cancer in biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens

Zhipeng Mai1, Zhien Zhou1, Weigang Yan2

  • 1Department of Urology, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, 1 WangfujingShuaifuyuan, Beijing, 100730, China.

BMC Cancer
|December 6, 2018
PubMed
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