Probability of extraprostatic disease according to the percentage of positive biopsy cores in clinically localized prostate cancer.

Objective: Prediction of extraprostatic disease in clinically localized prostate cancer is relevant for treatment planning of the disease. The purpose of this study was to explore the usefulness of the percentage of positive biopsy cores to predict the chance of extraprostatic cancer.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 1787 patients with localized prostate cancer submitted to radical prostatectomy.

NHETS - Necropsy Heart Transplantation Study.

Background: Discrepancies between pre and post-mortem diagnoses are reported in the literature, ranging from 4.1 to 49.8 % in cases referred for necropsy, with important impact on patient treatment.