Anterior prostate biopsy at initial and repeat evaluation: is it useful to detect significant prostate cancer?

ABSTRACT Purpose: Detection rate for anterior prostate cancer (PCa) in men who underwent initial and repeat biopsy has been prospectively evaluated. Materials and Methods: From January 2013 to March 2014, 400 patients all of Caucasian origin (median age 63.5 years) underwent initial (285 cases) an...

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Main Authors: Pietro Pepe, Michele Pennisi, Filippo Fraggetta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2015-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382015000500844&lng=en&tlng=en