Correlation between Gleason score of needle biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimen: Accuracy and clinical implications

Journal of Urology

Volumn 157, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 559-562

  Cookson, Michael S ^a,b   Fleshner, Neil E ^a   Soloway, Scott M ^a   Fair, William R ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

biopsy; neoplasm staging; prostatectomy; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER STAGING; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 0031012744     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-5347(01)65201-7     Document Type: Article

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