Prevalence of latent prostate cancer and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in Istanbul, Turkey: an autopsy study

Akpolat N., BÜYÜK Y., ÜZÜN İ., Gecit I., KURNAZ G.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, vol.42, no.3, pp.449-456, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 42 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2012
  • Doi Number: 10.3906/sag-1008-1052
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.449-456
  • Keywords: Prostate cancer, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia, prevalence, Turkish males, autopsy, TRANSITIONAL-CELL-CARCINOMA, RADICAL CYSTOPROSTATECTOMY, BLADDER-CANCER, EPIDEMIOLOGY, ADENOCARCINOMA, GRADE, ANTIGEN, SPECIMENS, SURVEILLANCE, EXPERIENCE
  • Akdeniz University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Aim: To investigate the frequency of latent prostatic carcinoma (PCa) and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) in the Turkish population.