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Inability of refined CT to assess local extent of prostatic cancer.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  8427747     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A refined procedure for CT was evaluated as a staging procedure in 19 patients with localized prostatic carcinoma. The CT images were compared to histopathologic whole-mount step sections of the surgical specimens. Fourteen of the patients had pathologic stage T3 (pT3) and 5 had stage pT2 giving a prevalence of extracapsular growth of 0.74. The CT images were read by 2 radiologists independently with a diagnostic accuracy of 0.37 for both observers. This is no better than in previous studies using a routine CT procedure. We conclude that CT is of little value in the staging protocol for the local extent of prostatic carcinoma before radical prostatectomy.
Authors:
J Rørvik; O J Halvorsen; A Espeland; S Haukaas
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987)     Volume:  34     ISSN:  0284-1851     ISO Abbreviation:  Acta Radiol     Publication Date:  1993 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1993-03-10     Completed Date:  1993-03-10     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8706123     Medline TA:  Acta Radiol     Country:  DENMARK    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  39-42     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Diagnostic Radiology, University of Bergen, Norway.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Humans
Male
Neoplasm Staging
Prospective Studies
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*,  radiography*
Sensitivity and Specificity
Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods*

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