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Volume 49, issue 3, pages 415-594, March 2006Reviews
2005 Update on Pathology of Prostate Biopsies with Cancer
Accepted 29 November 2005, Published online 4 January 2006, pages 441 - 447
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Abstract
Objective
To review the diagnostic and prognostic importance of pathologic findings in prostate biopsies.
Materials and Results
While the primary goal of the biopsy is to diagnose prostatic adenocarcinoma, once carcinoma is detected, information regarding the type, amount, and grade of cancer forms the cornerstone for contemporary management of the patient and for assessment of the potential for local cure and the risk for distant metastasis.
Conclusions
The novelty of this 2005 update is represented by a detailed morphologic and immunohistochemical description of prostatic adenocarcinoma features in biopsies.
Keywords: Prostate cancer, Biopsy, Diagnosis, Prognosis.
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