title: Bone marrow acid phosphatase: prognostic value in patients undergoing radical prostatectomy.
abstract: Preoperative bone marrow acid phosphatase determinations were elevated in 18 of 31 patients who underwent radical prostatectomies. A review of the surgical pathology and clinical followup demonstrated a higher incidence of metastasis in these patients.
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001856:Bone Marrow Examination; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D011379:Prognosis; D011468:Prostatectomy; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery
chemical_list: D000135:Acid Phosphatase