il tumore della prostata. ii. stadiazione - Università degli studi di Pavia

PROSTATIC CANCER
Clinical staging. VII.
Molecular diagnostic (experimental)
* seeks to identify presence of
circulating PC cells using an
assay for PSA based on reverse
transcriptase - polymerase
chain reaction (RT - PCR) in
leukocyte fraction of peripheral
blood or bone marrow;
- test+ in large % of pts with
tumors seemingly confined to
organ (unclear significance)