Differences in Upgrading of Prostate Cancer in Prostatectomies between Community and Academic Practices

Objective. To determine whether initial biopsy performed by community or academic urologists affected rates of Gleason upgrading at a tertiary referral center. Gleason upgrading from biopsy to radical prostatectomy (RP) is an important event as treatment decisions are made based on the biopsy score....

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Main Authors: Franklin Lee, Henry Gottsch, William J. Ellis, Lawrence D. True, Daniel W. Lin, Jonathan L. Wright
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-01-01
Series:Advances in Urology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/471234
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