The role of the digital rectal examination as diagnostic test for prostate cancer detection in obese patients.
Journal:
Journal of B.U.ON. : official journal of the Balkan Union of Oncology
PMID:
26854458
Abstract
PURPOSE: Digital rectal examination (DRE) is a routine part of prostate cancer Purpose: Digital rectal examination (DRE) is a routine part of prostate cancer (PCa) screening and provides important prognostic information. The purpose of this study was to analyse the potential association between obese patients and DRE findings for PCa detection.