How reliable is 12-core prostate biopsy procedure in the detection of prostate cancer?

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Authors

Ege Can Şerefoğlu · Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Serkan Altınova · Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Serdar Uğraş · Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Egemen Akıncıoğlu · Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Erem Asil · Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi

Derya Balbay

Abstract

The detection rate of prostate cancer with 12-core biopsy in patients (all of whom had prostate cancer) was considerably low. Effectively, repeat biopsies can still be negative despite the patient's reality of having prostate cancer. The detection rate is higher if 12-core biopsies are repeated in younger patients, patients with high PSA levels, PSA density and Gleason scores, in addition in patients with smaller prostates, lower free/total PSA ratios.

Topics & Keywords

Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research Urologic and reproductive health conditions

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Canadian Urological Association Journal

Volume 6, Issue 2, pp. E293-8

DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.11224

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