Role of chronic inflammation as a predictor of upstaging/upgrading in prostate cancer: Finding a new group eligible for active surveillance.

Role of chronic inflammation as a predictor of upstaging/upgrading in prostate cancer: Finding a new group eligible for active surveillance.
Urol J. 2020 Jan 15;:
Authors: Nowroozi MR, Ayati M, Amini E, Aghamiri SM, Momeni SA, Ohadian Moghadam S, Valizadeh F
Abstract
PURPOSE: We aimed to investigate the correlation between presence of inflammation and pathology upgrading/upstaging in patients with prostate cancer.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: A retrospective study accomplished on 315 patients with prostate cancer, eligible for active surveillance except prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level (PSA.
PMID: 31953833 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Urology Journal - January 14, 2020 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Nowroozi MR, Ayati M, Amini E, Aghamiri SM, Momeni SA, Ohadian Moghadam S, Valizadeh F Tags: Urol J Source Type: research