书目名称 | Tumors of the Male Genital System |
编辑 | Ekkehard Grundmann,Winfried Vahlensieck |
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丛书名称 | Recent Results in Cancer Research |
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描述 | E. GRUNDMANN, and W. VAHLENSIECK In recent years tumors of the male genital system have acquired a new scientific importance in many respects: First, epidemiologic studies have revealed a striking increase of prostate carcinoma in northwestern Europe and in the USA; it is now counted among the most frequent malig nant tumors in males. Geographic and ethnic distributions suggest that this tumor, too, may be triggered by exogenous factors of a still unknown nature. Histologic classification of malignant tumors of the prostate and testes has attained a certain finality, and the clinical relevance of the stages is recognized. Diagnosis by histology is now supplemented by aspiration biopsy cytology which offers a ready and reliable diagnostic potential. Its safety even surpasses that of punch biopsy histology and supports the qualification of cytology as a screening method. In the Federal Republic of Germany prostate carcinoma was recently included in the cancer prophylaxis program of the social insurance sys tem: Every man over 45 is entitled to one prophylactic free examination per year. Although the number of patients profiting from this opportu nity is still rather small, the num |
出版日期 | Book 1977 |
关键词 | Tumors; biopsy; carcinoma; classification; diagnosis |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81095-4 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-642-81097-8 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-642-81095-4Series ISSN 0080-0015 Series E-ISSN 2197-6767 |
issn_series | 0080-0015 |
copyright | Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 1977 |