Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and prostatectomy specimens

Gleason score and laterality concordance between prostate biopsy and prostatectomy specimens

Objectives: Prostate biopsy involvement and Gleason score guide treatment decisions in prostate cancer. We evaluated concordance in Gleason score and laterality between biopsy and radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP) specimens and factors that influenced this relationship. Material and Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Kenneth G. Nepple, Terry L. Wahls, Stephen L. Hillis, Fadi N. Joudi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Urologia 2009-10-01
Series:International Brazilian Journal of Urology
Subjects:
prostate neoplasms
biopsy
prostatectomy
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