Upgrading of gleason score on radical prostatectomy specimen compared to the pre-operative needle core biopsy: An Indian experience

Indian Journal of Urology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 56-59

  Nayyar, Rishi ^a   Singh, Prabhjot ^a   Gupta, Narmada P ^a   Hemal, Ashok K ^a   Dogra, Prem N ^a   Seth, Amlesh ^a   Kumar, Rajeev ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Cancer prostate; Gleason grade; Gleason score; Needle core biopsy; Radical prostatectomy

Indexed keywords

PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEEDLE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; PROSTATECTOMY;

EID: 77950562177     PISSN: 09701591     EISSN: 19983824     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4103/0970-1591.60445     Document Type: Article

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