Title: The Impact of prostate – Specific Antigen DensityIn Predicting Prostate Cancer
Abstract: The objective of this study is to evaluate the impact of prostate-specific antigen density ( PSDA ) when serum levels of prostate-specific antigen ( PSA ) are less than 10 ng\ml in predicting prostate cancer. We retrospectively analyzed 134 patients who underwent trans rectal ultrasound ( TRUS )-guided prostate biopsies according to Cooner's algorithm. Histopathological examination revealed prostate cancer ( PCa ) in 22 ( 16% ) and begin prostatic hypertrophy ( BPH ) in 112 ( 84% ) patients. Five patients ( 23% ) with PCa had PSAD 0.15 . no cancer was detected in this group of patients, suggesting that biopsy in this subgroup may be unnecessary.
Publication Year: 2011
Publication Date: 2011-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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