Preoperative determination of prostate cancer tumor volume: analysis through biopsy fragments

Preoperative determination of prostate cancer tumor volume: analysis through biopsy fragments

OBJECTIVE: Preoperative determination of prostate cancer (PCa) tumor volume (TV) is still a big challenge. We have assessed variables obtained in prostatic biopsy aiming at determining which is the best method to predict the TV in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Biopsy f...

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Main Authors: Alberto A. Antunes, Miguel Srougi, Marcos F. Dall'oglio, Alexandre Crippa, Adriano J. Nesrallah, Luciano J. Nesrallah, Katia R. Leite
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2007-08-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostatic neoplasms
needle biopsy
volume
tumor
prognosis
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