The Practicality of Targeted Prostate Biopsy Procedures on the Dominant Side of the Tumor Determined by Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Elderly Patients with High Serum Levels of Prostate-Specific Antigen.

Journal: The world journal of men's health
Published Date: Dec 23, 2015

Abstract

PURPOSE: To examine the possibility of reducing the number of cores per prostate biopsy in elderly patients with high levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) without significantly lowering the detection rate of prostate cancer.

Authors

  • Jung Sik Huh
    Department of Urology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
  • Bong Soo Kim
    Department of Radiology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
  • Young Joo Kim
    College of Veterinary Medicine, Western University of Health Sciences, Pomona, CA, United States.
  • Sung Dae Kim
    Department of Urology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.
  • Kyung Kgi Park
    Department of Urology, Jeju National University School of Medicine, Jeju, Korea.

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