Diagnostic Value of ERG in Prostate Needle Biopsies Containing Minute Cancer Foci
Bachurska Svitlana Y.,
Staykov Dmitriy G.,
Bakardzhiev Ivan V.,
Antonov Petar A.,
Belovezhdov Veselin T.
Affiliations
Bachurska Svitlana Y.
Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Staykov Dmitriy G.
Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Bakardzhiev Ivan V.
Department of Urology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Antonov Petar A.
Department of Urology, Medical University of Plovdiv, Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Belovezhdov Veselin T.
Department of General and Clinical Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Medical University of Plovdiv, 15A Vasil Aprilov Blvd., 4002 Plovdiv, Bulgaria Bulgaria
Background: Prostate carcinoma (PC) is the second most diagnosed cancer in men population worldwide. The small amount of the tissue in prostate needle biopsy is often sufficient for the correct interpretation. Novel antibodies, as ERG, could add to the diagnostic value of IHC study in analysing difficult core biopsies.
