Histopathological findings in extended prostate biopsy with PSA ≤ 4 ng/mL

Histopathological findings in extended prostate biopsy with PSA ≤ 4 ng/mL

OBJECTIVE: Cancer detection has been reported in up to 27% of patients when lowering the PSA cutoff to 2.5 ng/mL. Although this practice could increase the number of biopsies performed, it also could lead to more frequent detection of significant prostate cancers at an organ-confined stage and/or a...

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Main Authors: Katia R. Leite, Miguel Srougi, Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, Adriana Sanudo, Luiz H. Camara-Lopes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2008-06-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
PSA
prostate cancer
biopsy
diagnosis
Gleason score
tumor volume
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