ABSTRACT
Prostate cancer is the forth common cancer in the world with different prevalence rate based on age, race and geographic area. Prevalence of prostate cancer in patients with PSA between 4-10ng/ml is reported to be about 20% in some studies. The aim of this study was to define the prevalence of prostate cancer in patients with 4-10 ng/ml PSA, in different age groups, based on Gleason grade. In this cross sectional descriptive-analytic study, after taking informed consent, TRUS [Tran rectal ultrasound biopsy] was done in all patients with PSA of 4-10 ng/ml who referred to Labafinejad hospital from 2005 to 2006. Their pathology was classified into 3 groups, from 1-10, according to Gleason grade. Patients with cancers were divided into three groups; 50-60, 60-70 and 70-80 years old, according to their age. Collected data were analyzed with SPSS software and descriptive tests. Prevalence of prostate cancer in 155 studied patients that underwent TRUS biopsy was 17.4%. Considering the age of patients, the rate of prostate cancer was 29%, 48.1% and 22.2% in 50-60, 60-70, and 70-80 years old patients. According to Gleason grade, the rate of prostate cancer was 3.7%, 74% and 22.2% in grades 1-4, 5-7 and 8-10, respectively. Prevalence of prostate cancer in patients with PSA between 4-10 ng/ml in this study was 17.4 percent and most of these patients were in 50-60 year-old age groups and have Gleason grade less than 7. The majority of these patients are curable by radical prostatectomy