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Prostatic carcinoma metastasis to the kidney: Diagnosis by thin needle aspiration biopsy

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Renal metastasis of prostatic origin is uncommon. The routes of metastatic spread are discussed. The efficacy and safety of thin needle aspiration biopsy in obtaining a premortem diagnosis are stressed.

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  1. Harry F. Moussouris

    Present address: St. Vincent’s Hospital and Medical Center, New York, New York, USA

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  1. Department of Radiology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, 111 E. 210th St., 10467, Bronx, NY, USA

    Rosalyn Kutcher M.D. & Ruth Rosenblatt

  2. Department of Pathology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA

    Ellen Greenebaum & Harry F. Moussouris

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Kutcher, R., Greenebaum, E., Rosenblatt, R. et al. Prostatic carcinoma metastasis to the kidney: Diagnosis by thin needle aspiration biopsy. Urol Radiol 8, 98–100 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924087

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