Evidence for a biopsy derived grade artifact among larger prostate glands.

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Published in J Urol on February 01, 2006

Authors

Girish S Kulkarni1, Rami Al-Azab, Gina Lockwood, Ants Toi, Andrew Evans, John Trachtenberg, Michael A S Jewett, Antonio Finelli, Neil E Fleshner

Author Affiliations

1: Division of Urology, Princess Margaret Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

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