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The Prostate and Seminal Vesicles

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Rare Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions in Urological Pathology

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Chapter 3 presents main clinical and pathologic characteristics of tumors and tumor-like conditions of the prostate and seminal vesicles. Emphasis is placed on rare and recently described entities. Diagnostic pathologic and immunohistochemical features useful in differential diagnosis are key characteristics described in text and tables. Representative images illustrate both common and rare tumors and tumor-like conditions of the prostate and seminal vesicles.

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    Antonio Lopez-Beltran MD, PhD

  2. Pathology Department, Hospital de Cabueñes, Gijón, Spain

    Carmen L. Menendez MD

  3. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Polytechnic University of the Marche Region (Ancona), Torrette, Italy

    Rodolfo Montironi MD

  4. Department of Pathology, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

    Liang Cheng MD

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Lopez-Beltran, A., Menendez, C.L., Montironi, R., Cheng, L. (2015). The Prostate and Seminal Vesicles. In: Rare Tumors and Tumor-like Conditions in Urological Pathology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10253-5_3

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