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Transrectal core biopsy trauma may increase cell proliferation in prostate tumors
1Department of Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. anders.bergh@pathol.umu.se
Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology
|August 31, 2002
Abstract:
Whilst analyzing the morphological effects of a 3-week dietary intervention in patients with prostate cancer, we made an unexpected observation to the effect that prostate biopsy trauma may, at least transiently, increase prostate tumor cell proliferation. Further studies are needed to evaluate the clinical significance of this observation.