The percentage of affected fragments in needle biopsy in the assessment of pathological staging of prostate cancer

INTRODUCTION: Prostate cancer has high prevalence and mortality among men. Some of the findings on prostate biopsy may be related to the prognosis of the disease. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the association between the percentage of fragments affected by cancer in the prostate biopsy and the pathological...

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Main Authors: Rógerson Tenorio de Andrade, Roberto Gonçalves de Lucena, Catarina de Moraes Braga, Vilma Maria da Silva, Misael Wanderley Santos Jr, Nicodemos Teles de Pontes Filho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Patologia Clínica 2013-10-01
Series:Jornal Brasileiro de Patologia e Medicina Laboratorial
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1676-24442013000500009&lng=en&tlng=en