...A. Manseck; M. Wirth In 1992, the UICC introduced the additional tumor stage Tic for prostate carcinoma (PCa) because of the increasing proof of nonpalpable prostate carcinomas in patients, which were detected through prostate-specific antigen (PSA) raise only. Initial uncertainties about...

... Prostatakarzinome unterstreicht die Bedeutung von Vorsorgeuntersuchungen. Die Früherkennung des Tumors wird heute hauptsächlich mittels der digitalen rektalen Untersuchung und der Bestimmung des PSA-Serumwertes durchgeführt. Dabei hat sich das PSA (prostataspezifische Antigen) der digitalen rektalen Untersuchung...

...M. Wirth; A. Manseck The prostate-specific antigen (PSA) became a valuable tumor marker for prostatic carcinoma (PCa) in the last decade. Because of the fact that PSA is only a tissue-specific marker in the interpretation of PSA, the age of the patient and the presence of benign prostatic...