Autopsy studies of latent prostate cancer
10.3760/cma.j.cn112330-20210326-00153
- VernacularTitle:前列腺潜伏癌的尸检研究
- Author:
Yuliang CHEN
1
;
Weigang YAN
Author Information
1. 中国医学科学院北京协和医学院北京协和医院泌尿外科，北京 100730
- Keywords:
Prostate neoplasms;
Latent cancer;
Autopsy
- From:
Chinese Journal of Urology
2022;43(3):229-233
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Latent prostate cancer is defined as prostate cancer that was undiagnosed during life and then detected through autopsy. As a complement to clinical data of diagnosed prostate cancer, autopsy studies provide us with epidemiological and pathological characteristics of latent prostate cancer and facilitate our understanding of this disease. Though differences in time, population, methods, and reporting of results across studies exist, we managed to integrate findings of global autopsy studies on latent prostate cancer, analyze the effect of methodology on the results and propose deficiencies as well as directions for further research.
