Prospective performance of the Prostate Health Index in prostate cancer detection in the first prostate biopsy of men with a total prostatic specific antigen of 4–10 ng/mL and negative digital rectal examination

BACKGROUND: The disadvantage of using total serum prostatic specific antigen (PSA) test for detection of prostate cancer is that it has a low specificity. The low specificity of total PSA (tPSA) test leads to unnecessary prostate biopsies. In this prospective study, we assessed the serum tPSA, free...

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Autores principales: Sriplakich, Supon, Lojanapiwat, Bannakij, Chongruksut, Wilaiwan, Phuriyaphan, Siwat, Kitirattakarn, Pruit, Jun-Ou, Jakrit, Amantakul, Akara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Asian Pacific Prostate Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prnil.2018.02.002

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6251939/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30505815
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.prnil.2018.02.002

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