Body mass index adjusted prostate-specific antigen and hemodilucion. Its apicatios for prostate cancer screening

GROSMAN H; GRINAPON D; FABRE B; LOPEZ M; NOLAZCO C; BERG G; MAZZA O

Congreso; 21st International congress of clinical medicine and laboratory medicine; 2011

Background: Obesity is considered a risk factor for prostate cancer (PSa) severety, although controversies exist to its association with PCa developmen. Association between increased body mass index (BMI) decrased PSA have been previously reported and different methods to correct the hemodilution of PSA en obess men have been proposed.