The ratio of prostate chips with cancer:A new measure of tumor extent and its relationship to grade and prognosis
Humphrey P, Vollmer R. The ratio of prostate chips with cancer:A new measure of tumor extent and its relationship to grade and prognosis. Human Pathology 1988, 19: 411-418. PMID: 3366451, DOI: 10.1016/s0046-8177(88)80490-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerAdditive prognostic informationStage of tumorGleason histologic scoreChoice of patientsChance of deathCurative surgeryExtensive diseaseLocalized diseaseTransurethral prostatectomyGleason scoreProstate chipsPrognostic informationTumor extentHistologic scoresPatientsCancerLong-term failureDiseaseReliable predictorScoresInitial studyTotal numberPrognosticatorProstatectomy