2015
Pathological Outcome following Radical Prostatectomy in Men with Prostate Specific Antigen Greater than 10 ng/ml and Histologically Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer
Yu J, Kwon Y, Kim S, Han C, Farber N, Kim J, Byun S, Kim W, Jeon S, Kim I. Pathological Outcome following Radical Prostatectomy in Men with Prostate Specific Antigen Greater than 10 ng/ml and Histologically Favorable Risk Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Urology 2015, 195: 1464-1470. PMID: 26608903, PMCID: PMC5769700, DOI: 10.1016/j.juro.2015.11.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFavorable-risk prostate cancerRisk prostate cancerProstate-specific antigenProstate cancerSpecific antigenActive surveillancePathological outcomesAntigen groupRadical prostatectomyBiochemical recurrence-free survival rateElevated prostate-specific antigenProstate specific antigen cutoffLow-risk prostate cancerProstate-specific antigen levelRecurrence-free survival ratesFavorable risk diseaseMulti-institution databaseSpecific antigen levelsAdverse pathological outcomesTreatment of choiceDatabase of menHigh groupOncologic outcomesRisk diseaseAntigen levelsLower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics
Kim E, Kim Y, Kang H, Yoon H, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Moon S, Choi Y, Kim I, Lee S, Kim W. Lower Levels of Human MOB3B Are Associated with Prostate Cancer Susceptibility and Aggressive Clinicopathological Characteristics. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2015, 30: 937-942. PMID: 26130958, PMCID: PMC4479949, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2015.30.7.937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancerClinicopathological characteristicsElevated prostate-specific antigen levelsProstate-specific antigen levelBenign prostatic hyperplasia patientsNon-metastatic diseaseAggressive clinicopathologic featuresLow PSA levelsSpecific antigen levelsProstatic hyperplasia patientsAggressive clinicopathological characteristicsLow Gleason scoreHuman prostate cancerCharacteristic curve analysisProstate cancer susceptibilityPSA levelsMetastatic diseasePCa patientsClinicopathologic featuresHyperplasia patientsAntigen levelsGleason scoreClinicopathological parametersPCa tissuesReal-time PCR
2013
Diagnostic Role of Prostate Resection in the Elderly Patients Who Experience Significant Co-Morbidity with a High Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer
Kang H, Yang J, Kwon W, Lee Y, Kim W, Kim Y, Yun S, Lee S, Kim I, Kim W. Diagnostic Role of Prostate Resection in the Elderly Patients Who Experience Significant Co-Morbidity with a High Clinical Suspicion of Prostate Cancer. Journal Of Korean Medical Science 2013, 28: 1796-1800. PMID: 24339711, PMCID: PMC3857377, DOI: 10.3346/jkms.2013.28.12.1796.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate-specific antigen densityTUR specimensElderly patientsPSA levelsGleason scoreProstate cancerBiopsy coresHigher prostate-specific antigen levelProstate-specific antigen levelElderly comorbid patientsRoutine prostate biopsySignificant co morbiditySpecific antigen densityHigh clinical suspicionSpecific antigen levelsProstatic needle biopsyPrebiopsy PSA levelProstate cancer diagnosisTUR specimenClinical suspicionCo morbiditiesPathologic reviewComorbid patientsTransurethral resectionAntigen levels
2011
Pathological findings following radical prostatectomy in patients who are candidates for active surveillance: impact of varying PSA levels.
Kang D, Jang T, Jeong J, Choi E, Johnson K, Lee D, Kim W, Kim I. Pathological findings following radical prostatectomy in patients who are candidates for active surveillance: impact of varying PSA levels. Asian Journal Of Andrology 2011, 13: 838-41. PMID: 21785442, PMCID: PMC3739560, DOI: 10.1038/aja.2011.54.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive surveillance criteriaActive surveillancePSA levelsSurveillance criteriaRadical prostatectomyLow-risk prostate cancerProstate-specific antigen levelRate of upstagingRisk of upstagingActive surveillance protocolsAcceptable treatment optionRisk of upgradingProportion of menNational Cancer InstituteCalifornia San FranciscoRisk of menContext of PSAPathological findingsAntigen levelsBiochemical recurrencePathological characteristicsSurveillance protocolTreatment optionsProstate cancerInclusion criteria