Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 365-368 , October 2010

Basal cell carcinoma of the prostate gland: a case report and brief review of the basal cell proliferations of the prostate gland

  • Olga L. Bohn, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Angeles, 72000 Puebla, Mexico
    • Department of Pathology, MetroHealth Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Pathology, MetroHealth Medical Center-Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH 44109, USA. Fax: +1 216 778 5701.
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  • Nina P. Rios-Luna, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Angeles, 72000 Puebla, Mexico
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  • Leticia Navarro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Angeles, 72000 Puebla, Mexico
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  • Agustin Duran-Peña, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Urology, Hospital Angeles, 72000 Puebla, Mexico
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  • Sergio Sanchez-Sosa, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Hospital Angeles, 72000 Puebla, Mexico

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PII: S1092-9134(09)00122-1

doi: 10.1016/j.anndiagpath.2009.10.002

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology
Volume 14, Issue 5 , Pages 365-368 , October 2010

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