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A new nomogram for predicting seminal vesicle invasion at radical prostatectomy

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Klein, E. A new nomogram for predicting seminal vesicle invasion at radical prostatectomy. Nat Rev Urol 4, 594–595 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/ncpuro0937

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