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...
Main Authors: | Haas, G, Delongchamps, N, Jones, R, Chandan, V, Serio, A, Vickers, A, Jumbelic, M, Threatte, G, Korets, R, Lilja, H, de la Roza, G |
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
2007
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