Table 3.

Concordance rate of prostatectomy specimen and needle biopsy. n = 584. 73 (patient) × 8 (section).

Location of RP specimen	Biopsy tumor (+)	Biopsy tumor (−)	Total
Apex
Tumor (+)	65 (55%)	53 (45%)	118
Tumor (−)	2 (7%)	26 (93%)	28
Middle
Tumor (+)	54 (55%)	44 (45%)	98
Tumor (−)	6 (13%)	42 (87%)	48
Base
Tumor (+)	23 (38%)	38 (48%)	61
Tumor (−)	21 (25%)	64 (75%)	85
TZ
Tumor (+)	19 (51%)	18 (49%)	37
Tumor (−)	16 (15%)	93 (85%)	109
Any section
Tumor (+)	161 (51%)	153 (49%)	314
Tumor (−)	45 (17%)	225 (83%)	270