Outcome of laterally directed sextant biopsies of the prostate in screened males aged 50-66 years: Implications for sampling order

European Urology

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 655-661

  Aus, Gunnar ^a   Bergdahl, Svante ^b   Hugosson, Jonas ^b   Lodding, Pär ^b   Pihl, Carl Gustaf ^b   Pileblad, Erik ^b  

^a RYHOV COUNTY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biopsy; Diagnosis; Prostate gland; Prostate neoplasm; Screening

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER SCREENING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING; TUMOR BIOPSY;

AGED; BIOPSY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALPATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; RECTUM;

EID: 0034925487     PISSN: 03022838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000052523     Document Type: Article

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