Prostatic Neoplasms - Diagnosis
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Revisiting the immunophenotype of nephrogenic adenoma.

30 Oct 2009 Nephrogenic adenoma (NA) is a rare benign lesion of the urinary tract. Although its histogenesis is still debated, several reports suggest that the lesion has a renal tubular cell origin or differentiation. As NA can be difficult to distinguish from ... Read more...

The lily-of-the-valley fragrance receptor--potential in prostate cancer imaging.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: The early diagnosis of prostate cancer and its metastases still remains a great challenge. Recently, olfactory receptors have been found in healthy and malignant prostate tissue. If conjugated to a dye, olfactory receptor ligands would ... Read more...

Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer.

19 Oct 2009 After 20 years of screening for breast and prostate cancer, several observations can be made. First, the incidence of these cancers increased after the introduction of screening but has never returned to prescreening levels. Second, the increase in ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Prostatic Neoplasms - Diagnosis'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Revisiting the immunophenotype of nephrogenic adenoma. 30 Oct 2009
• The lily-of-the-valley fragrance receptor--potential in prostate cancer imaging. 30 Oct 2009
• Prostate specific antigen. Prostate screening in France. 19 Oct 2009
• Rethinking screening for breast cancer and prostate cancer. 19 Oct 2009
• Prostate cancer screening and surveillance. 12 Oct 2009
• Case report. Multilocular cystadenoma of the prostate presenting as a giant pelvic mass. 29 Sep 2009
• First do no harm. 29 Sep 2009
• Modeling the effects of obesity and weight gain on PSA velocity. 29 Sep 2009
• Weighing the benefits and downsides of prostate-specific antigen screening. 26 Sep 2009
• Prostate specific antigen best practice statement: 2009 update. 22 Sep 2009
• Screening for prostate cancer remains controversial. 22 Sep 2009
• Prostate specific antigen for detecting early prostate cancer. 22 Sep 2009
• Prostate specific antigen for early detection of prostate cancer: longitudinal study. 22 Sep 2009
• Biotechnology. Researcher, two universities sued over validity of prostate cancer test. 16 Sep 2009
• Detection of aggressive primary prostate cancer with 11C-choline PET/CT using multimodality fusion techniques. 14 Sep 2009
• Prostate cancer early detection program recruitment methods and show rates in men at high risk. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• Editorial comment. 14 Sep 2009
• A framework for the identification of men at increased risk for prostate cancer. 14 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Prostatic Neoplasms'

Definition: Tumors or cancer of the PROSTATE.

Descriptor UI: D011471

Alternative terms: Prostatic Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Prostate; Neoplasm, Prostate; Prostate Neoplasm; Neoplasms, Prostatic; Neoplasm, Prostatic; Prostatic Neoplasm; Prostate Neoplasms; Prostate Cancer; Cancer, Prostate; Cancers, Prostate; Prostate Cancers; Cancer of the Prostate; Prostatic Cancer; Cancer, Prostatic; Cancers, Prostatic; Prostatic Cancers; Cancer of Prostate;

Related Mesh Headings: Prostatic Hyperplasia; Prostate-Specific Antigen;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; blood supply; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; secondary; secretion; surgery; therapy; ultrastructure; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; chemistry; virology;

Tree Number: C04.588.945.440.770; C12.294.260.750; C12.294.565.625; C12.758.409.750;

Technical Notes: coordinate IM with histological type of neoplasm (IM); note PROSTATIC ADENOMA see PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA is also available