Discrepancies in gleason scoring of prostate biopsies and radical prostatectomy specimens and the effects of multiple needle biopsies on scoring accuracy. A regional experience in Tamworth, Australia

ANZ Journal of Surgery

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 336-338

  Ooi, Kevin ^a,b   Samali, Ramin ^a  

^a Tamworth Base Hospital   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Gleason score; Prostate biopsy; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; GLEASON SCORE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CARCINOMA; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

AGED; AUSTRALIA; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE; PROSTATECTOMY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 34248148101     PISSN: 14451433     EISSN: 14452197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2007.04054.x     Document Type: Article

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