Prostatitis is a common condition that accounts for a significant number of visits to both the emergency department and the urologist. The precise pathogenic mechanism of prostatitis is not known. The most prevalent theory is that reflux of urine from the urethra into the intraprostatic ducts promotes ascending infection and leads to chemical or ...
W E, Lummus, I, Thompson
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Usefulness of grayscale values measuring hypoechoic lesions for predicting prostate cancer: An experimental pilot study [PDF]
Background: To ensure reproducibility and representativeness of hypoechoic lesions in transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS), we used grayscale values and evaluated their usefulness in predicting prostate cancer (PCA).
이광석, 유정우
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Prostatitis, especially chronic prostatitis, is sometimes regarded as an obscure, ill-defined condition, perhaps because the anatomical location of the gland and ill-defined symptoms make diagnosis difficult. Treatment may appear time consuming and tiresome for doctor and patient, but by following established principles, diagnosis is often simple and ...
Theodorou, C, Becopoulos, T
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Androgen deprivation therapy may reduce the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma in patients with prostate cancer: a nationwide population-based cohort study [PDF]
Background: We evaluated the risk of developing primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) according to androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) status in patients with prostate cancer.
조강수, 김민, 하지수, 이혜선
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Clinical studies investigating the use of leuprorelin for prostate cancer in Asia [PDF]
Background: Leuprorelin is a well-established treatment for prostate cancer (PCa); however, there is limited information on its use in Asian males. This review of English language publications between January 2000 and 2016 describes the outcomes of ...
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Clinical experience with active surveillance protocol using regular magnetic resonance imaging instead of regular repeat biopsy for monitoring: A study at a high-volume center in Korea [PDF]
Background: Here, we report the experience of a multiparameter magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)-based active surveillance (AS) protocol that did not include performing a repeat biopsy after the diagnosis of prostate cancer by prostate biopsy or ...
이광석, 정병하, 구교철
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Prevention and early detection of prostate cancer. [PDF]
Prostate cancer is a common malignancy in men and the worldwide burden of this disease is rising. Lifestyle modifications such as smoking cessation, exercise, and weight control offer opportunities to reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer.
Culig, Zoran +166 more
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Long-term outcome among men with conservatively treated localised prostate cancer. [PDF]
Optimal management of clinically localised prostate cancer presents unique challenges, because of its highly variable and often indolent natural history.
Kattan, M W +25 more
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Association between DNA methylation of HSPB1 and death in low Gleason score prostate cancer. [PDF]
BACKGROUND: Heat shock protein 27 (Hsp-27) encoded by gene HSPB1 is a critical regulator of the behavioral phenotype of human prostate cancer (PCa) cells, enhanced expression being associated with highly aggressive disease and poor clinical outcome.
M A Thorat +30 more
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The αVβ6 integrin, an epithelial-specific cell surface receptor absent in normal prostate and expressed during prostate cancer (PrCa) progression, is a therapeutic target in many cancers.
Shiv Ram Krishn +10 more
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