Impact of prior biopsy scheme on pathologic features of cancers detected on repeat biopsies

The object of our study was to characterize the biopsy features of cancers detected in a repeat biopsy population stratified on the basis of the type of prior negative biopsy. We studied 218 patients with a prior negative biopsy who underwent a 10-core extended systematic biopsy scheme, and a subset...

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Published in:	Urologic oncology Vol. 22; no. 1; pp. 7 - 10
Main Authors:	Hong, Y.Mark, Lai, Frank C, Chon, Chris H, McNeal, John E, Presti, Joseph C
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY Elsevier Inc 2004 Elsevier Science
Subjects:	Aged Biological and medical sciences Biopsy - methods Follow-Up Studies Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics Humans Male Male genital diseases Medical sciences Nephrology. Urinary tract diseases Prostate - pathology Prostate biopsy Prostate cancer Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnosis Retrospective Studies Sensitivity and Specificity Tumors Tumors of the urinary system Urinary tract. Prostate gland Prostate biopsy Prostate cancer Nephrology Urinary system disease Cancerology Prostate disease Biopsy Malignant tumor Detection Male genital diseases Urogenital system Urology
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