Which patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer need a radionuclide bone scan? An analysis based on 631 patients
Lee N, Fawaaz R, Olsson C, Benson M, Petrylak D, Schiff P, Bagiella E, Singh A, Ennis R. Which patients with newly diagnosed prostate cancer need a radionuclide bone scan? An analysis based on 631 patients. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2000, 48: 1443-1446. PMID: 11121646, DOI: 10.1016/s0360-3016(00)00785-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenPositive bone scanRadionuclide bone scanBone scanClinical stageLow-risk groupGleason scorePositive BSIndependent predictorsProstate cancerNegative bone scanSignificant independent predictorsProstate cancer patientsSame risk groupProstate cancer biopsiesPathologic reviewStaging evaluationConsecutive patientsGleason 2Cancer patientsVs. 0Odds ratioRisk groupsPatientsCancer biopsies