Correlation of minute (0.5 mm or less) focus of prostate adenocarcinoma on needle biopsy with radical prostatectomy specimen: Role of prostate specific antigen density

Journal of Urology

Volumn 170, Issue 2 I, 2003, Pages 370-372

  Allan, Robert W ^b   Sanderson, Harriete ^b   Epstein, Jonathan I ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biopsy, needle; Prostate, prostatic neoplasms, predictive value of tests; Prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER GRADING; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; TUMOR LOCALIZATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 0037815077     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000074747.72993.cb     Document Type: Article

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