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Real-time contrast-enhanced transrectal US-guided prostate biopsy: Diagnostic accuracy in men with previously negative biopsy results and positive MR imaging findings - Abstract

Published on Monday, 17 June 2013 16:22

Purpose: To retrospectively evaluate diagnostic accuracy of real-time contrast material-enhanced (CE) ultrasonography (US) transrectal US-guided biopsies in patients with persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels, previous negative systematic transrectal US-guided biopsy results, and positive prostate multiparametric magnetic resonance (MR) findings.

Can delayed time to referral to a tertiary level urologist with an abnormal PSA level affect subsequent Gleason grade in the opportunistically screened population? - Abstract

Published on Monday, 17 June 2013 16:16

PURPOSE: There is growing conflict in the literature describing the effect of delayed treatment on outcomes following radical prostatectomy.

Sentinel lymph node dissection in more than 1200 prostate cancer cases: Rate and prediction of lymph node involvement depending on preoperative tumor characteristics - Abstract

Published on Monday, 17 June 2013 16:10

OBJECTIVES: To stratify the rate and prediction of lymph node involvement in prostate cancer patients undergoing sentinel-lymphadenectomy depending on preoperative tumor characteristics, and to compare the outcome with the European Association of Urology Guideline indication for lymphadenectomy.

A discussion of the value and benefit of transrectal power Doppler sonography for detecting low-risk prostate cancers, "Beyond the Abstract," by J.-L. Sauvain, and E. Sauvain

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 17:08

BERKELEY, CA (UroToday.com) - The value of sonography combined with color Doppler sonography and power Doppler sonography (PDS) in the detection of prostate cancer has given rise to a great many evaluations.

Radiotherapy with rectangular fields is associated with fewer clinical failures than conformal fields in the high-risk prostate cancer subgroup: Results from a randomized trial - Abstract

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 16:46

OBJECTIVE: High-risk prostate cancer patients are at risk for subclinical disease and micro-metastasis at the time of treatment.

Sperm banking is of key importance in patients with prostate cancer - Abstract

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 16:41

OBJECTIVE: To assess the need for sperm banking among patients with prostate cancer (PCa) who are candidates for radical prostatectomy (RP).

Patients undergoing radical prostatectomy have a better survival than the background population - Abstract

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 16:28

INTRODUCTION: The objective of this study was to investigate standardised relative survival and mortality ratio for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for localized prostate cancer at our institution.

Identification of comorbidities that place men at highest risk of death from androgen deprivation therapy before brachytherapy for prostate cancer - Abstract

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 16:20

PURPOSE: To determine which specific comorbidities predispose men to excess mortality by androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) given before and during brachytherapy for prostate cancer.

Classifying the reasons men consider to be important in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing decisions: Evaluating risks, lay beliefs, and informed decisions - Abstract

Published on Friday, 14 June 2013 08:06

BACKGROUND: Despite uncertainty regarding the benefits of prostate cancer screening, many men have had a prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test.

Plan of the day selection for online image-guided adaptive post-prostatectomy radiotherapy - Abstract

Published on Thursday, 13 June 2013 16:00

PURPOSE: To compare the cone-beam CT (CBCT) soft tissue localization disparity between radiation oncologists (RO) and radiation therapy technologists (RTT) in a novel online protocol of image-guided adaptive radiotherapy to the postoperative prostate bed.

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