Journal article
Multifocal High Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia is a Significant Risk Factor for Prostatic Adenocarcinoma
Abstract
PURPOSE: There is debate in the literature on the role of high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia as a risk factor for subsequent prostatic adenocarcinoma detection on prostatic needle biopsy. We determined whether high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia on initial prostatic needle biopsy is an independent risk factor for prostatic adenocarcinoma and whether differences exist between prostatic adenocarcinoma in patients with …
Authors
Merrimen JL; Jones G; Walker D; Leung CS; Kapusta LR; Srigley JR
Journal
Journal of Urology, Vol. 182, No. 2, pp. 485–490
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer
Publication Date
August 2009
DOI
10.1016/j.juro.2009.04.016
ISSN
0021-0005