A novel biopsy scheme for prostate cancer: targeted and regional systematic biopsy
Yang He,
Yu Fan,
Haitian Song
et al.
Abstract:Purpose
To explore a novel biopsy scheme for prostate cancer (PCa), and test the detection rate and pathological agreement of standard systematic (SB) + targeted (TB) biopsy and novel biopsy scheme.
Methods
Positive needles were collected from 194 patients who underwent SB + TB (STB) followed by radical prostatectomy (RP). Our novel biopsy scheme, targeted and regional systematic biopsy (TrSB) was defined as TB + regional SB (4 SB-needles closest t… Show more
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