Serum prostatic specific antigen (PA) and prostatic acid phosphatase (PAP) levels were measured in 113 untreated patients with prostatic cancer and in 137 patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH). Of the 113 cancer patients, 81% and 69%, respectively, were detectable by means of PA or PAP as
The prognostic importance of prostate specific antigen in the monitorisation of patients undergoing maximum androgen blockade for metastatic prostate cancer
✍ Scribed by Ahmet Kiper; Orhan Yiğitbası; Abdurrahim Imamoglu; Can Tuygun; Celaleddin Turan
- Publisher
- Springer Netherlands
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 114 KB
- Volume
- 38
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0301-1623
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