RELATIONSHIP OF THE GLEASON SCORE TO THE VALUE OF PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN
- Authors: Maksimov V.1, Gevorkyan A.2, Avakyan A.3
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Affiliations:
- City Clinical Urology Hospital Forty-Seven
- District Urology Unit, City Polyclinic One Hundred and Forty-Seven, West Administrative District
- Issue: Vol 23, No 11 (2012)
- Pages: 64-66
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0236-3054/article/view/115599
- ID: 115599
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Abstract
The relationship of the Gleason score to the blood level of prostate-specific antigen was studied in 932 patients who had undergone transrectal prostate biopsy in 2009-2011. Retrospective analysis of biopsy specimens confirmed the direct relationship between these parameters.
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About the authors
V. Maksimov
City Clinical Urology Hospital Forty-SevenMD
A. Gevorkyan
District Urology Unit, City Polyclinic One Hundred and Forty-Seven, West Administrative District
Email: ashot_gevorkyan@mail.ru
Candidate of Medical Sciences
A. Avakyan
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