1997
The early detection of prostate carcinoma with prostate specific antigen
Smith D, Humphrey P, Catalona W. The early detection of prostate carcinoma with prostate specific antigen. Cancer 1997, 80: 1852-1856. PMID: 9351559, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19971101)80:9<1852::aid-cncr25>3.0.co;2-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDigital rectal examinationSubset of menPositive predictive valueSignificant carcinomaPSA levelsRectal examinationProstate carcinomaPredictive valueScreening testDigital rectal examination resultsIntermediate outcomesCarcinoma detection rateEarly prostate carcinomaScreen-detected carcinomasScreen-detected tumorsInitial PSA levelReasonable positive predictive valueMajority of tumorsProstate-specific antigenProportion of menPathologic characteristicsClinicopathologic featuresPathologic featuresProstatic biopsyDisease stage
1995
Effect of Inflammation and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Elevated Serum Prostate Specific Antigen Levels
Nadler R, Humphrey P, Smith D, Catalona W, Ratliff T. Effect of Inflammation and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Elevated Serum Prostate Specific Antigen Levels. Journal Of Urology 1995, 154: 407-413. DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)67064-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh PSA groupMultiple negative biopsiesSerum PSA concentrationNegative biopsyRectal examinationPSA groupElevated serum prostate-specific antigen concentrationSerum prostate-specific antigen levelSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentrationElevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levelPSA concentrationProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen concentrationSubclinical prostatic inflammationSuspicious rectal examinationDetectable prostate cancerSpecific antigen levelsDigital rectal examinationSpecific antigen concentrationBenign prostatic hyperplasiaEffects of inflammationProstatic inflammationPSA elevationProstate volumeAntigen levelsEffect of Inflammation and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Elevated Serum Prostate Specific Antigen Levels
Nadler R, Humphrey P, Smith D, Catalona W, Ratliff T. Effect of Inflammation and Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia on Elevated Serum Prostate Specific Antigen Levels. Journal Of Urology 1995, 154: 407-413.. PMID: 7541857, DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199508000-00023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh PSA groupMultiple negative biopsiesSerum PSA concentrationNegative biopsyProstate volumeRectal examinationPSA groupElevated serum prostate-specific antigen concentrationSerum prostate-specific antigen levelSerum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) concentrationElevated serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levelPSA concentrationProstate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen concentrationSubclinical prostatic inflammationSuspicious rectal examinationDetectable prostate cancerSpecific antigen levelsDigital rectal examinationSpecific antigen concentrationBenign prostatic hyperplasiaEffects of inflammationProstatic inflammationPSA elevationAntigen levels