Routine transition zone biopsy during active surveillance for prostate cancer rarely provides unique evidence of disease progression

Journal of Urology

Volumn 188, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2177-2182

  Richard, Jamie L ^a   Motamedinia, Piruz ^a   McKiernan, James M ^a   Decastro, G Joel ^a   Benson, Mitchell C ^a  

^a Columbia University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

biopsy; neoplasm staging; pathology, surgical; prostate; prostatic neoplasms

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; DATA BASE; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; GLEASON SCORE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE BIOPSY; PROSTATE CANCER; SCORING SYSTEM; SURGEON; TRANSITION ZONE BIOPSY; TUMOR BIOPSY; TUMOR VOLUME;

EID: 84869083540     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: 15273792     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2012.08.011     Document Type: Article

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