Open AccessValidation of Selection Criteria for Active Surveillance in Prostate Cancer
Author(s) -
S. Elamin,
Nikita Bhatt,
Niall F. Davis,
Paul Sweeney
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/16401.7589
Subject(s) - histopathology , medicine , prostate cancer , prostatectomy , biopsy , cancer , retrospective cohort study , radiology , surgery , pathology
Considerable Proportion of Prostate Cancer (PCa) patients suitable for Active Surveillance (AS) harbour aggressive disease at surgical histopathology. Identification of truly indolent prostate cancer at diagnosis is difficult.