[Trends in prostate biopsy interpretation]
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[Trends in prostate biopsy interpretation]. / Köllermann, Jens; Sauter, Guido.
In: UROLOGE, Vol. 48, No. 3, 3, 2009, p. 304-305.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - [Trends in prostate biopsy interpretation]
AU - Köllermann, Jens
AU - Sauter, Guido
PY - 2009
Y1 - 2009
N2 - Driven by the pressure of increasing use of PSA screening, cancer diagnosis based on histopathology has been constantly improved. When appropriate quality standards for obtaining a biopsy specimen and for tissue preparation are upheld, even the smallest tumour foci can be identified with certainty. Efforts to standardize the Gleason grading should also help to render assessments of tumour biology more precise. In addition, subtle diagnosis of precancerous or cancer-associated lesions will permit more exact prognoses of existing cancer risk to be made. There are still weak points: reliable recognition of clinically insignificant carcinomas and the danger of overtreatment. Further research activity on this topic is needed.
AB - Driven by the pressure of increasing use of PSA screening, cancer diagnosis based on histopathology has been constantly improved. When appropriate quality standards for obtaining a biopsy specimen and for tissue preparation are upheld, even the smallest tumour foci can be identified with certainty. Efforts to standardize the Gleason grading should also help to render assessments of tumour biology more precise. In addition, subtle diagnosis of precancerous or cancer-associated lesions will permit more exact prognoses of existing cancer risk to be made. There are still weak points: reliable recognition of clinically insignificant carcinomas and the danger of overtreatment. Further research activity on this topic is needed.
M3 - SCORING: Zeitschriftenaufsatz
VL - 48
SP - 304
EP - 305
JO - UROLOGE
JF - UROLOGE
SN - 0340-2592
IS - 3
M1 - 3
ER -
