Analysis of Preoperative Detection for Apex Prostate Cancer by Transrectal Biopsy

Background. The aim of this study was to determine concordance rates for prostatectomy specimens and transrectal needle biopsy samples in various areas of the prostate in order to assess diagnostic accuracy of the transrectal biopsy approach, especially for presurgical detection of cancer in the pro...

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Main Authors: Tomokazu Sazuka, Takashi Imamoto, Takeshi Namekawa, Takanobu Utsumi, Mitsuru Yanagisawa, Koji Kawamura, Naoto Kamiya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki, Takeshi Ueda, Satoshi Ota, Yukio Nakatani, Tomohiko Ichikawa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2013-01-01
Series:Prostate Cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/705865