Preoperative determination of prostate cancer tumor volume: analysis through biopsy fragments
OBJECTIVE: Preoperative determination of prostate cancer (PCa) tumor volume (TV) is still a big challenge. We have assessed variables obtained in prostatic biopsy aiming at determining which is the best method to predict the TV in radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Biopsy f...
| Main Authors: | Alberto A. Antunes, Miguel Srougi, Marcos F. Dall'oglio, Alexandre Crippa, Adriano J. Nesrallah, Luciano J. Nesrallah, Katia R. Leite |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia
2007-08-01
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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=S1677-55382007000400004 |
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