Cancer Science & Therapy

Syed M Nazim

Publications

• Research Article
  Validation of Updated Partin’s Table in Pakistani Patients undergoing Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer
  Author(s): Syed M Nazim, Farhat Abbas, Nuzhat Faruqui, Muhammad Islam and Zubair AhmadSyed M Nazim, Farhat Abbas, Nuzhat Faruqui, Muhammad Islam and Zubair Ahmad
  
  Objectives: To establish the usefulness and validity of 2007 Partin’s table in our population with prostate cancer. Materials and methods: Between January 1998 to June 2009, all patients with clinically localized carcinoma prostate who were treated with intent of radical retro-pubic prostatectomy (RRP) were included. Clinical, operative and pathological data was gathered. All biopsy and final histopathology Gleason scores were re-assigned in a double blind manner. Pre-operative serum PSA, TNM clinical stage and biopsy Gleason scores were plotted on Partin’s table and its predictive value and pathological findings of specimen were compared and analyzed by using Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis. Results: A total of 109 of 138 patients were included in final analysis. The.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/1948-5956.S1-010

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