Open AccessEvaluation of the diagnostic and predictive power of PCA3 in the prostate cancer. A different best cut-off in each different scenario. Preliminary results
Author(s) -
Giuseppe Albino,
Ettore Capoluongo,
Sandro Rocchetti,
Sara Palumbo,
Cecilia Zuppi,
Ettore Cirillo-Marucco
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia e andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2014.4.306
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , receiver operating characteristic , biopsy , pca3 , prostate , prostate biopsy , cutoff , youden's j statistic , intraepithelial neoplasia , cancer , radiology , urology , quantum mechanics , physics
Aim of this study is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of PCA3 in patients with indication to perform a new biopsy, according to the histological doubt such as High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia (HGPIN) or Atypical Small Gland Proliferation (ASAP) or the clinical suspicion.
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