Is a sampling transition zone important to increase the detection of prostate cancer in systematic prostatic biopsies?

Marcos Rg QueirozPriscila Mina FalsarellaLeonardo G Moreira ValleGuilherme Cayres MariottiGustavo C LemosWladimir Alfer JuniorRodrigo G Garcia

Published in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2020)

Extended core biopsy protocol with two TZ extra fragments improves detection rates of cancer when compared to double-sextant biopsy protocol without increasing complication rates. TZ routine cores should be considered.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
ultrasound guided
radical prostatectomy
randomized controlled trial
loop mediated isothermal amplification
fine needle aspiration
real time pcr
label free
papillary thyroid
squamous cell
clinical practice
lymph node metastasis
quantum dots