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Title Gleason grading of prostate cancer : a contemporary approach / Mahul B. Amin [and three others] ; Ruth W. Weinberg, acquisition editor ; Michelle M. LaPlante, developmental editor ; Deirdre Marino, production editor ; Patricia Gast, cover designer
Edition First edition
Published Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2004
©2004

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Description 1 online resource (124 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series LWW medical book collection
Contents Cover; Copyright; Dedication; Authors; Preface; Contents; 1 -- Background, Principles, and Overview of the Gleason System; 2 -- Contemporary Application of Gleason Grading in 18-Gauge Needle Biopsy, Transurethral Resection, and Radical Prostatectomy Specimens; 3 -- Gleason Scoring in Unusual Situations; 4 -- Reproducibility of the Gleason System; 5 -- Clinical Significance of Gleason Grading; 6 -- Reporting of Prostate Carcinoma By the Gleason System; Subject Index
Summary Featuring more than 300 full-color photomicrographs that represent the entire spectrum of the Gleason grading system, this atlas is the first comprehensive and definitive reference devoted to Gleason grading of prostate cancer. It is written by four eminent authorities in urologic pathology who bring their collective expertise and consensus opinion in Gleason grading. Illustrative case examples from the authors' collections highlight the pitfalls and problems of applying the Gleason grading system to contemporary techniques in pathology
Notes Includes index
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 9, 2014)
Subject Prostate -- Tumors -- Classification
Prostate -- Needle biopsy -- Atlases
Prostatic Neoplasms -- pathology
Biopsy -- methods
Prostatic Neoplasms -- classification
Prostatic Neoplasms -- diagnosis
Prostate -- Needle biopsy
Prostate -- Tumors
Tumeurs de la prostate.
Biopsie -- méthodes.
Tumeurs de la prostate -- classification.
Prostate -- Cancer -- Classification.
Prostate -- Biopsie.
Genre/Form Atlases
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Form Electronic book
Author Amin, Mahul B., author.
Weinberg, Ruth W. (Editor), editor.
LaPlante, Michelle M., editor
Marino, Deirdre, editor
Gast, Patricia, cover designer.
ISBN 9781469879499
1469879492