Detection rate of prostate cancer using prostate specific antigen in patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms: A retrospective study

Journal of Postgraduate Medicine

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 17-21

  Chavan, P ^a   Chavan, S ^a   Chavan, N ^a   Trivedi, V ^a  

^a LOKMANYA TILAK MUNICIPAL GENERAL HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Detection rate; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Prostate cancer; Prostate specific antigen

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LOWER URINARY TRACT SYMPTOM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BIOPSY; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PROSTATISM; REFERENCE VALUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; ROC CURVE; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 61649123102     PISSN: 00223859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.43548     Document Type: Article

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