University of Patras
Η ΣΥΜΒΟΛΗ ΤΗΣ ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗΣ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΗΣ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΥΓΡΟΥ ΣΤΗ ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗ ΤΟΥ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΤΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗ
Abstract
dc:descriptionTHE 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
thesis:*- Grantor dc:publisher
- University of Patras
- Year dc:date
- 1988
Author and committee
dc:creator, dc:contributor.*- Author dc:creator
-
- Γιαννούλης, Σωτήριος
Subjects
dc:subject × 12- ADENOCARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE
- CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE
- CYTOLOGICAL EXAMINATION OF PROSTATIC FLUID
- DIAGNOSIS OF CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE
- Αδενοκαρκίνωμα προστάτη
- ΔΙΑΓΝΩΣΗ ΚΑΡΚΙΝΟΥ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΗ
- Καρκίνος του προστάτη
- ΚΥΤΤΑΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΗ ΕΞΕΤΑΣΗ ΠΡΟΣΤΑΤΙΚΟΥ ΥΓΡΟΥ
- Ιατρική και Επιστήμες Υγείας
- Κλινική Ιατρική
- Medical and Health Sciences
- Clinical Medicine
Rights
- Language dc:language
- gre
Identifiers
dc:identifier.*- Identifier
- 10.12681/eadd/0713
- OAI identifier oai:identifier
- oai:10442/0713