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Upgrading and Downgrading of Prostate Cancer from Biopsy to Radical Prostatectomy: Incidence and Predictive Factors Using the Modified Gleason Grading System and Factoring in Tertiary Grades

Jonathan I. Epstein, Zhaoyong Feng, Bruce J. Trock, Phillip M. Pierorazio

European Urology · 2012 · 666 citations · 28 references

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Upgrading and Downgrading of Prostate Needle Biopsy Specimens: Risk Factors and Clinical Implications

Stephen J. Freedland, Christopher J. Kane, Christopher L. Amling et al. · Urology · 2007 · 182 citations

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Biopsy Core Number Represents One of Foremost Predictors of Clinically Significant Gleason Sum Upgrading in Patients With Low-risk Prostate Cancer

Umberto Capitanio, Pierre I. Karakiewicz, Luc Valiquette et al. · Urology · 2009 · 115 citations

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A Contemporary Study Correlating Prostate Needle Biopsy and Radical Prostatectomy Gleason Score

Samson W. Fine, Jonathan I. Epstein · The Journal of Urology · 2008 · 113 citations

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Radical prostatectomy in men aged ≥70 years: effect of age on upgrading, upstaging, and the accuracy of a preoperative nomogram

Lee Richstone, Fernando J. Bianco, Hiral Shah et al. · British Journal of Urology · 2008 · 111 citations

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Prostate biopsy clinical and pathological variables that predict significant grading changes in patients with intermediate and high grade prostate cancer

Ayman S. Moussa, Jianbo Li, Meghan Soriano et al. · British Journal of Urology · 2008 · 109 citations

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