Can Single Positive Core Prostate Cancer at biopsy be Considered a Low-Risk Disease after Radical Prostatectomy?

Purpose Single positive core in a prostate biopsy is usually associated with indolent prostate cancer (PCa) and is one of the active surveillance (AS) inclusion criteria. We investigated whether single positive core PCa at biopsy could define an archetype of low-risk disease. Materials and Methods...

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Published in:	International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Main Authors:	Ricardo Kupka da Silva, Marcos Francisco Dall'oglio, Alexandre Crippa Sant'ana, Jose Pontes Junior, Miguel Srougi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2013-12-01
Subjects:	Prostatic Neoplasms Neoplasm Staging Prostate-Specific Antigen Neoplasm Grading Biopsy, Needle
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382013000600800&lng=en&tlng=en