Human Pathology
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 538-541 , April 2009

Intraprostatic adipose tissue: a study of 427 whole mount radical prostatectomy specimens

  • Tipu Nazeer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Department of Urology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author.
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  • Keun Hong Kee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Jae Y. Ro, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Timothy A. Jennings, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Department of Urology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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  • Jeffrey Ross, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Department of Urology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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  • Badar M. Mian, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    • Department of Urology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
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  • Steve S. Shen, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Jae Hee Suh, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Mi Ja Lee, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA
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  • Alberto G. Ayala, MD

      Affiliations

    • The Methodist Hospital, Weill Medical School, Cornell University, Houston, TX 77030, USA

Received 8 September 2008 ,Revised 26 September 2008 ,Accepted 3 October 2008.

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PII: S0046-8177(08)00463-2

doi: 10.1016/j.humpath.2008.10.004

Human Pathology
Volume 40, Issue 4 , Pages 538-541 , April 2009

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