Elevated prostate volume index and prostatic chronic inflammation reduce the number of positive cores at first prostate biopsy set: results in 945 consecutive patients

Elevated prostate volume index and prostatic chronic inflammation reduce the number of positive cores at first prostate biopsy set: results in 945 consecutive patients

ABSTRACT Objective To assess the association between prostate volume index (PVI), and prostatic chronic inflammation (PCI) as predictors of prostate cancer (PCA). PVI is the ratio between the central transition zone volume (CTZV) and the peripheral zone volume (PZV). Materials and methods Parame...

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Main Authors: Antonio B. Porcaro, Alessandro Tafuri, Marco Sebben, Giovanni Novella, Tania Processali, Marco Pirozzi, Nelia Amigoni, Riccardo Rizzetto, Aliasger Shakir, Matteo Brunelli, Maria Angela Cerruto, Filippo Migliorini, Salvatore Siracusano, Walter Artibani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostatic neoplasms
prostate
prostate-specific antigen
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