Which patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer need a computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis? An analysis based on 588 patients
Lee N, Newhouse J, Olsson C, Benson M, Petrylak D, Schiff P, Bagiella E, Malyszko B, Ennis R. Which patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer need a computed tomography scan of the abdomen and pelvis? An analysis based on 588 patients. Urology 1999, 54: 490-494. PMID: 10475360, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(99)00150-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositive CT scanGleason scoreComputed tomography scanCT scanClinical stageProstate cancerIndependent predictorsTomography scanSerum prostate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen levelClinical stage T2bLow-risk patientsBiopsy Gleason scoreGleason score 8Negative CT scanAbdominopelvic CT scansGleason score 2Low-risk groupSignificant independent predictorsProstate cancer biopsiesStage T2bPathologic reviewStaging evaluationPositive CTAntigen levels