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Biopsy
Studies from General Hospital yield new information about biopsy
September 2nd, 2008
According to recent research from Barcelona, Spain, "To review the relationship between the Gleason grade and prostate volume in biopsy and radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens, and thus assess the hypothesis that smaller prostates have a greater incidence of high-grade tumours. We selected 390 patients who had RP at our institution, with a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level of < 10 ng/mL and who had not had hormonal therapy." "We retrospectively reviewed the data for transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsies from these patients and the RP specimens. Indications for biopsy included a PSA level of >= 4 ng/mL or an abnormal digital rectal...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2008-09-02)
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