2008
Prognostic value of various morphometric measurements of tumour extent in prostate needle core tissue
Brimo F, Vollmer R, Corcos J, Kotar K, Bégin L, Humphrey P, Bismar T. Prognostic value of various morphometric measurements of tumour extent in prostate needle core tissue. Histopathology 2008, 53: 177-183. PMID: 18752501, DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2559.2008.03087.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPathological stageTumor lengthPrognostic valueTumor extentFinal pathological stageHigher stage diseaseNeedle biopsy specimenCancer patient outcomesPrognostic significanceBiochemical recurrenceBiopsy specimenRadical prostatectomyPatient outcomesBiopsy reportingFailure statusCancer lengthPositive coresPathological outcomesLarger studyMorphometric measurementsDiscontinuous fociCancerCore tissuePatientsOutcomes
1998
Predicting the pathology results of radical prostatectomy from preoperative information
Vollmer R, Keetch D, Humphrey P. Predicting the pathology results of radical prostatectomy from preoperative information. Cancer 1998, 83: 1567-1580. PMID: 9781951, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19981015)83:8<1567::aid-cncr12>3.0.co;2-e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRadical prostatectomyPreoperative informationNeedle biopsyTumor volumeStatistical methodsWashington University Medical CenterAdvanced tumor stageProstate-specific antigenUniversity Medical CenterPreoperative variablesSerum PSATumor stagePathology resultsPathology outcomesMedical CenterProstate carcinomaSpecific antigenProstatectomyLogistic regressionBinary outcomesMultivariate modelProbabilityOutcomesBiopsyObserved probability