Rectal examination and acid phosphatase.
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The effect of rectal examination on serum acid phosphatase.
Serum acid phosphatase was measured in patient with enlarged benign and malignant prostate before and after rectal examination. Amongst the patients with benign glands, rectal examination did not produce any significant false elevation of the enzyme. Rectal examination, however, caused a ci e in the enzyme level in a few untreated cancer patients and in cancer patients who had become refractory...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMJ
سال: 1981
ISSN: 0959-8138,1468-5833
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.282.6281.2055