Prediction of pathological stage in prostate cancer through the percentage of involved fragments upon biopsy

INTRODUCTION: The need for defining the extension of disease in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy due to prostate adenocarcinoma is a relevant factor cure in such individuals. In order to identify a new independent preoperative factor for predicting the extension of prostate cancer, we asses...

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Main Authors: Marcos F. Dall'oglio, Alexandre Crippa, Luis C. Oliveira, Joao F. Neves Neto, Katia R. Leite, Miguel Srougi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2005-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1677-55382005000500005