1998
INCIDENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE SEXTANT PROSTATE BIOPSIES
RABBANI F, STROUMBAKIS N, KAVA B, COOKSON M, FAIR W. INCIDENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE SEXTANT PROSTATE BIOPSIES. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 1247-1250. PMID: 9507846, DOI: 10.1016/s0022-5347(01)63574-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSextant prostate biopsyFalse-negative biopsiesProstate biopsyClinical significancePathological parametersRadical prostatectomyRelapse-free survival rateNeoadjuvant hormonal therapyInitial clinical stagePositive repeat biopsyHormonal therapyMost patientsPatients 27Relapse rateRepeat biopsyClinical parametersClinical stageSextant biopsyTrue incidenceTreatment modalitiesSignificant cancerProstate cancerHigh incidenceBiopsySurvival rateINCIDENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE SEXTANT PROSTATE BIOPSIES
RABBANI F, STROUMBAKIS N, KAVA B, COOKSON M, FAIR W. INCIDENCE AND CLINICAL SIGNIFICANCE OF FALSE-NEGATIVE SEXTANT PROSTATE BIOPSIES. Journal Of Urology 1998, 159: 1247-1250.. DOI: 10.1097/00005392-199804000-00047.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSextant prostate biopsyFalse-negative biopsiesProstate biopsyClinical significancePathological parametersRadical prostatectomyRelapse-free survival rateNeoadjuvant hormonal therapyInitial clinical stagePositive repeat biopsyHormonal therapyMost patientsPatients 27Relapse rateRepeat biopsyClinical parametersClinical stageSextant biopsyTrue incidenceTreatment modalitiesSignificant cancerProstate cancerHigh incidenceAbstract PurposeBiopsy
1997
Clinical significance of repeat sextant biopsies in prostate cancer patients
Stroumbakis N, Cookson M, Reuter V, Fair W. Clinical significance of repeat sextant biopsies in prostate cancer patients. Urology 1997, 49: 113-118. PMID: 9123730, DOI: 10.1016/s0090-4295(97)00178-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigenOrgan-confined rateMargin-positive rateProstate cancerPSA densityRebiopsy resultsRepeat biopsySextant biopsyFinal surgical margin statusRandom systematic core biopsiesGreater prostate volumeNegative repeat biopsyAndrogen deprivation therapySurgical margin statusLower clinical stageProstate cancer patientsSignificant prostate cancerBiopsy-proven prostate cancerDeprivation therapyPositive rebiopsyConsecutive patientsInitial biopsyMargin statusProstate volumeT stage