Diagnosis and treatment of patients with incidental prostate cancer / 重庆医科大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective:To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of patients with incidental prostate cancer.Methods:The proportion of incidentally diagnosed prostate cancer was investigated in 325 patients who underwent transurethral resection of the prostate(TURP)or prostectomy at our clinic over a 6year period(from 1999 to 2005).Incidental prostate cancer was defined as cases found prostatic cancer after operation where the preoperative digital rectal examination(DRE)and the prostate-specific antigen(PSA)value were normal.Patients with known malignancy of the prostate were excluded,together with those with PSA