INTRODUCTION The Gleason score (Gs) for prostatic cancer has a good prognosis correlation after radical prostatectomy, for this reason its correlation with the Gs in the biopsy can be useful. PATIENTS AND METHODS Two hundred fifteen patients with blind evaluation among three pathologists of their Gs in biopsy and in the corresponding radical prostatectomy specimen are presented. RESULTS The...

Elevated level of prostatic specific antigen (PSA) is an established parameter to help determine the need to perform prostate biopsy. The aim of the present study was to determine whether PSA density (PSAD) could better predict pathologic finding of 12-core prostate biopsy in men with PSA 4-10 ng/mL than PSA alone. Transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy was performed in 125 men with PSA within th...

UNLABELLED OBJECTIVE; To determine whether anterior prostatic tumours are adequately sampled using the Stamey sextant protocol, as a fifth of prostate cancers are anterior in distribution at radical prostatectomy. MATERIALS AND METHODS All tumours (62) with an anterior distribution (>or=75% of the tumour anterior to the urethra) on radical prostatectomy whole-mounts, and in which the number a...

INTRODUCTION Recent evidence from histology studies regarding random prostate biopsies hint toward a relationship between higher biopsy Gleason score and the development of metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC). However, prostate biopsy underestimates final pathology in about one-third of patients. We evaluated the final whole gland pathology from radical prostatectomy exclusi...

The necessity of routine prostate biopsy prior to transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) in elderly comorbid patients with a high prostate specific antigen (PSA) level remains controversial. We assessed the role of TURP in prostate cancer diagnosis in these individuals. A total of 197 patients underwent TURP in conjunction with prostatic needle biopsy. Pathologic reviews of specimens of...

Objective: We aimed to determine the contribution of clinical experience gained in cognitive fusion prostate biopsy with increase number cases cancer detection rate. Materials and Methods: The records 120 patients who underwent were retrospectively analyzed. All 3-T multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (Mp-MRI) they evaluated Prostate Imaging Reporting Data System (PIRADS). initial 60 inc...

Accurate diagnosis of prostate cancer relies on an accurate biopsy procedure. The biopsy must be taken from the center of the suspected malignant region in order to reliably diagnose the patient’s condition. Tissue taken from the edge of this region, or from outside this region entirely, can result in either a misdiagnosis of the type of cancer or a fully negative test, either of which could pr...

AIM To investigate the relationship of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels with outcomes of prostate needle biopsy in men 50 or more years old. METHODS We measured serum PSA levels in 1472 healthy men 50 or more years old. Men who had serum PSA values 4.0ng/mL or higher underwent digital rectal examination. If there were either an elevated PSA level (≥4ng/mL) or abnormal digital rect...