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Preferred term label
peripheral zone of prostate
(e.g., Asplenia)
Synonyms
prostate peripheral zone
peripheral zone of human prostate
(e.g., Absent spleen)
Textual definition
The region of the prostate that is located posterior to central and transition zones, surrounding the distal urethra. It is the zone of origin for the vast majority of prostatic cancer.
the definition should be understandable even for non-specialists. Include a PubMed ID to refer to any relevant article that provides additional information about the suggested term.
paolaroncaglia
commented
3 years ago
For new term requests, please provide the following information:
Preferred term label
peripheral zone of prostate
(e.g., Asplenia)
Synonyms
prostate peripheral zone peripheral zone of human prostate
(e.g., Absent spleen)
Textual definition
The region of the prostate that is located posterior to central and transition zones, surrounding the distal urethra. It is the zone of origin for the vast majority of prostatic cancer.
the definition should be understandable even for non-specialists. Include a PubMed ID to refer to any relevant article that provides additional information about the suggested term.
Suggested parent term
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002367
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Use case
Will be used for 'organ part' fields in HCA metadata spreadsheets
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Attribution
If you would like a nanoattribution, please indicate your ORCID id 0000-0002-7431-4139