Can a Gleason 6 or Less Microfocus of Prostate Cancer in One Biopsy and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level ＜10 ng/mL Be Defined as the Archetype of Low-Risk Prostate Disease?

Can a Gleason 6 or Less Microfocus of Prostate Cancer in One Biopsy and Prostate-Specific Antigen Level ＜10 ng/mL Be Defined as the Archetype of Low-Risk Prostate Disease?

Prostate cancer (PC) remains a cause of death worldwide. Here we investigate whether a single microfocus of PC at the biopsy (graded as Gleason 6 or less, ≤5% occupancy) and the PSA

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of Oncology 2012-01, Vol.2012 (2012), p.486-491-051
Hauptverfasser: Taverna, Gianluigi, Benecchi, Luigi, Grizzi, Fabio, Seveso, Mauro, Giusti, Guido, Piccinelli, Alessandro, Benetti, Alessio, Colombo, Piergiuseppe, Minuti, Francesco, Graziotti, Pierpaolo
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Zusammenfassung:Prostate cancer (PC) remains a cause of death worldwide. Here we investigate whether a single microfocus of PC at the biopsy (graded as Gleason 6 or less, ≤5% occupancy) and the PSA
ISSN:1687-8450
1687-8450
DOI:10.1155/2012/645146