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Table 5 Cancer detection rate stratified by age and prostate volume in gray zone patients

From: The optimal number of initial prostate biopsy cores in daily practice: a prospective study using the Nara Urological Research and Treatment Group nomogram

PV (mL)

Age

−59

60–64

65–69

70–74

75–79

80−

Total

−25

41.7 (10/24)

71.4 (15/21)

38.2 (13/34)

63.6 (28/44)

66.7 (20/30)

73.7 (14/19)

58.1 (100/172)

25.1–50

20.0 (7/35)

18.5 (5/27)

27.9 (12/43)

32.2 (28/87)

38.6 (17/44)

46.9 (15/32)

31.3 (84/268)

50.1−

25.0 (2/8)

8.3 (1/12)

11.1 (3/27)

16.7 (5/30)

30.0 (6/20)

45.5 (5/11)

20.4 (22/108)

Total

28.4 (19/67)

35.0 (21/60)

26.9 (28/104)

37.9 (61/161)

45.7 (43/94)

54.8 (34/62)

37.6 (206/548)