Histopathological findings in extended prostate biopsy with PSA ≤ 4 ng/mL
OBJECTIVE: Cancer detection has been reported in up to 27% of patients when lowering the PSA cutoff to 2.5 ng/mL. Although this practice could increase the number of biopsies performed, it also could lead to more frequent detection of significant prostate cancers at an organ-confined stage and/or a...
Main Authors: | Katia R. Leite, Miguel Srougi, Marcos F. Dall'Oglio, Adriana Sanudo, Luiz H. Camara-Lopes |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2008-06-01
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Series: | International Brazilian Journal of Urology |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382008000300005 |
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