Leptomeningeal metastasis/leptomeningeal carcinomatosis(LMC;terms used interchangeably)is an inflammatory complication of primary tumors that involves the spread of the disease to the meninges(specifically the arachno...
Objectives This study aimed to evaluate the performance of prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography/computed tomography(PSMA PET/CT)in comparison to multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging(mp...
Between 2.6 and 3.8 million veterans served in Vietnam while the US military dispersed Agent Orange(AO),although the exact number of exposed individuals is unknown.Agent Orange,an herbicide,is a known risk factor for ...
Prostate cancer(PC)is the most frequently diagnosed cancer and second leading cause of cancer-related deaths in men.It is heterogeneous,as is evident from the wide spectrum of therapeutic approaches.Most patients with...
supported by the Shandong Provincial Nature Science Foundation(ZR2020QH240);the National Nature Science Foundation of China(NSFC82002719);the China Postdoctoral Science Foundation(2022 M711977).
Objectives:This study aims to not only investigate the prevalence of social alienation among elderly patients undergoing radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer but also identify the contributing factors.Materials a...
Background:We retrospectively evaluated the postoperative renal function in patients who had undergone radical prostatectomy to compare the incidences of postoperative acute kidney injury(AKI)among the patients who ha...
Background:We aimed to evaluate whether large prostate size,small lesion volume,or long lesion distance from the ultrasound probe tip would decrease cancer detection in transrectal magnetic resonance imaging(MRI)–tar...
Background:We report here the long-term outcomes of patients with intermediate-risk prostate cancer(PCa)treated with active surveillance(AS)in a daily routine setting.Material andmethods:HAROW(2008–2013)was a noninte...
Background:We clarified the predictive factors for changes in the status ofmedications for lower urinary tract symptoms(LUTS)2 years after local radiotherapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer.Materials and methods:We ...
Objectives:This study aimed to test the association between of type and number of D'Amico high-risk criteria(DHRCs)with cancer-specific mortality(CSM)in high-risk prostate cancer patients treated with radical prostate...