Diagnostic Role of Prostate Resection in the Elderly Patients Who Experience Significant Co-Morbidity with a High Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer
Kang H, Yang J, Kwon W, Lee Y, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Lee S, Kim I, Kim W. Diagnostic Role of Prostate Resection in the Elderly Patients Who Experience Significant Co-Morbidity with a High Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2013, 28: 1796-1800. PMID: 24339711, PMCID: PMC3857377, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigen densityTUR specimensElderly patientsPSA levelsGleason scoreProstate cancerBiopsy coresHigher prostate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen levelElderly comorbid patientsRoutine prostate biopsySignificant co morbiditySpecific antigen densityHigh clinical suspicionSpecific antigen levelsProstatic needle biopsyPrebiopsy PSA levelProstate cancer diagnosisTUR specimenClinical suspicionCo morbiditiesPathologic reviewComorbid patientsTransurethral resectionAntigen levels