Needle biopsies on autopsy prostates: sensitivity of cancer detection based on true prevalence.
BACKGROUND: It is difficult to estimate the diagnostic accuracy of biopsy for prostate cancer because men with negative biopsy do not undergo radical prostatectomy and thus have no confirmation of biopsy findings. METHODS: We performed 18-core needle biopsies on autopsy prostates from 164 men who h...
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स्वरूप: | Journal article |
भाषा: | English |
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2007
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