Abstract:
:Prostatic involvement is an unusual complication of Wegener's granulomatosis. We report two cases with this complication and emphasize the importance of recognizing this manifestation in diagnosis and management of the disease condition.
journal_name
Postgrad Med Jjournal_title
Postgraduate medical journalauthors
Tung KT,Woolf A,Falzon Mdoi
10.1136/pgmj.63.735.53subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1987-01-01 00:00:00pages
53-4issue
735eissn
0032-5473issn
1469-0756journal_volume
63pub_type
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journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
doi:
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journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
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更新日期:1988-09-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
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更新日期:1993-07-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:1979-03-01 00:00:00
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pub_type: 杂志文章,多中心研究
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journal_title:Postgraduate medical journal
pub_type: 杂志文章
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