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University of Patras

Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗΣ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΥΓΡΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗ

Abstract

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THE CONTRIBUTION OF CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF PROSTATIC FLUID IN THE DIAGNOSISOF CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE BY USING A SPECIALLY DESIGNED CATHETER IS DESCRIBED. THIS TECHNIQUE WAS PERFORMED IN 77 PATIENTS AND ITS VALUE IN DIAGNOSING PROSTATIC CARCINOMA WAS PROVEN TO BE HIGHLY ACCURATE. THE SENSITIVITY OF THIS PROCEDURE WAS 96,1 PER CENT AND THE SPECIFICITY 84 PER CENT. ITS POSITIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE WAS 75,6 PER CENT AND ITS NEGATIVE PREDICTIVE VALUE 97,6 PER CENT. THE PROPORTION OF FALSE POSITIVE RATE WAS 16 PER CENT AND WHILE THE FALSE NEGATIVE RATE WAS 3,8 PER CENT. WE CONCLUDE THAT EXFOLIATIVE CYTOLOGY OF THE PROSTATE ISUSEFUL AS A ROUTINE EXAMINATION BECAUSE IS SIMPLE, WITHOUT COMPLICATIONS OF ANY KIND AND HIGHLY ACCURATE.

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher
University of Patras
Year dc:date
1988

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Γιαννούλης, Σωτήριος

Subjects

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Rights

Language dc:language
gre

Identifiers

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Identifier
10.12681/eadd/0713
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:10442/0713

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2026-07-24
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citation

Γιαννούλης, Σωτήριος. Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗΣ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΥΓΡΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗ. University of Patras, 1988. http://hdl.handle.net/10442/hedi/0713