Formalin needle disinfection reduces sepsis risk of prostate biopsy
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Endothelin-1 expression in prostate needle biopsy specimens correlated with aggressiveness of prostatic cancer
Background & Objective: As the prostate adenocarcinoma is one of the most common malignant tumors in males, looking for a marker to effectively predict aggressiveness and metastatic potential in an apparently localized cancer in initial needle biopsy specimens can help the clinicians to make more appropriate decision for treatment, planning, and choosing appropriate ta...
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عنوان ژورنال: Nature Reviews Urology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1759-4812,1759-4820
DOI: 10.1038/nrurol.2013.132