Post-biopsy rise in serum PSA: A potential tool for the dynamic evaluation of prostate cancer/Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (PIN)

Cancer Biology and Therapy

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 68-71

  Bhanot, Shiv ^a   Gopalakrishnan, R ^a   Oliver, R T D ^b  

^a KING GEORGE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ST BARTHOLOMEW S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adenocarcinoma; Biopsies; Cancer; Dynamic evaluation; PIN; Prostate; PSA; PSA leak; Transrectal ultrasound

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; MALE; MECHANICAL STRESS; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PATHOLOGY; PROSTATE; PROSTATE TUMOR; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; STRESS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0037484556     PISSN: 15384047     EISSN: 15558576     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/cbt.181     Document Type: Article

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