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What is the prognostic significance of lymphovascular invasion in radical prostatectomy specimens?

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boxed-textLoeb S et al. (2006) Lymphovascular invasion in radical prostatectomy specimens: prediction of adverse pathologic features and biochemical progression. Urology 68: 99–103

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