Tag: prostate biopsy
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Is the transitional zone biopsy specimen significant for prostate cancer detection? – Abstract | Prostate Cancer | UroToday | Urology Information
RESULTS: PCa was detected on biopsy in 192 39.8% patients. PCa was detected only in the TZ for 10 patients 5.2%, only in the PZ for 69 patients 35.9%, and in both the TZ and PZ for 113 patients 58.9%. Obtaining a biopsy only from the TZ resulted in a significantly lower cancer detection rate…
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Risk of prostate cancer unaffected by antibiotic treatment
Source: MedWire News The average age of the patients was 62.9 years. Average total PSA before and after treatment was 6.05 ng/ml and 5.55 ng/ml, respectively. On biopsy, 23% of patients had histologically proven prostate cancer. There were no significant differences between men with and without prostate cancer in age, pretreatment PSA, free PSA, percent…
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Prostate Biopsy: Side Effects and Risks
UroToday – EAU 2007 – Session on Prostate Biopsy 1 The 7,074 biopsies were performed in 5,153 men. Minor complications included hematuria >1 day (13.8%), hematospermia (35.8%), and rectal bleeding (2.1%). Major complications were prostatitis, epididymitis, fever >38C, rectal bleeding >2 days, and urinary retention, all <1.0%. This study validates the safety of TRUS biopsy…
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Lowering PSA and PSA velocity: Are we doing the best thing
screening prostate biopsy
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Quality of life after a negative biopsy
UroToday – “False-Positive” Prostate Cancer Screenings Assessed “Men can discuss the pros and cons of getting a PSA test with their doctors. However, once a man decides to go ahead and get a PSA test, if its results are abnormal, he typically should have ongoing follow-up and surveillance for prostate cancer,” Katz said. Katz said…