The reliability of unifocal/unilateral lesions of the prostate according to the results of 12-core biopsy
Introduction. Radical prostatectomy (RPE) is still regarded as the gold standard for treatment of localized prostate cancer (PC). At the same time, the idea of “active surveillance” of patients with PC is gaining its popularity during the last decade. The patients from this group are characterized by the following parameters: their estimated life expectancy is more than 10 years, cT1/2, their PSA level is less than 10ng/ml, their biopsy Gleason score is less than 7 and they have less than 2 positive biopsies.