Interobserver variability between expert urologic pathologists for extraprostatic extension and surgical margin status in radical prostatectomy specimens.

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Published in Am J Surg Pathol on October 01, 2008

Authors

Andrew J Evans1, Pauline C Henry, Theodorus H Van der Kwast, Douglas C Tkachuk, Kemp Watson, Gina A Lockwood, Neil E Fleshner, Carol Cheung, Eric C Belanger, Mahul B Amin, Liliane Boccon-Gibod, David G Bostwick, Lars Egevad, Jonathan I Epstein, David J Grignon, Edward C Jones, Rodolfo Montironi, Madeleine Moussa, Joan M Sweet, Kiril Trpkov, Thomas M Wheeler, John R Srigley

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. andrew.evans@uhn.on.ca

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