Folia Medica (Mar 2017)
Diagnostic Value of ERG in Prostate Needle Biopsies Containing Minute Cancer Foci
Abstract
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.
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