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What to do about prostate cancer with perineural invasion?
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Here are some ...: Perineural invasion denotes the integrity of nerve fibers is violated as seen under microscopy and is a common microscopic finding inside the prostate cancerous tissue, which pathologically suggests a likelihood of "active" invasion, but, in reality, its clinical significance remains debating & unclear.
Answered 9/24/2014
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