Prostate volume index and prostatic chronic inflammation have an effect on tumor load at baseline random biopsies in patients with normal DRE and PSA values less than 10 ng/ml: results of 564 consecutive cases

Background: To assess the association of prostate volume index (PVI), defined as the ratio of the central transition zone volume (CTZV) to the peripheral zone volume (PZV), and prostatic chronic inflammation (PCI) as predictors of prostate cancer (PCA) load in patients presenting with normal digital...

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Main Authors: Antonio B. Porcaro, Alessandro Tafuri, Marco Sebben, Aliasger Shakir, Giovanni Novella, Marco Pirozzi, Tania Processali, Riccardo Rizzetto, Nelia Amigoni, Leone Tiso, Clara Cerrato, Matteo Brunelli, Maria Angela Cerruto, Filippo Migliorini, Salvatore Siracusano, Walter Artibani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2019-08-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Urology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1756287219868604