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VARIATION OF CHROMOGRANIN A SERUMLEVELS AFTER RADICAL RETROPUBIC PROSTATECTOMY FOR PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA

A. SCIARRA Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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V. GENTILE Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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S. MONTI Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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G. MARIOTTI Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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A. PASTORE Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
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F. DI SILVERIO Department of Urology, U. Bracci, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
Pages 39-48 | Published online: 09 Jul 2009

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