Utilidad y valor predictivo de la densidad de PSA ajustada por el volumen de la zona de transición en hombres con niveles de PSA entre 2 y 4 ng/ml / Usefulness and Predictive Value of PSA Density, Adjusted by Transition Zone Volume, in Men With PSA Levels Between 2 and 4 ng/ml

Objetivo: Evaluar la significación diagnóstica del PSA, de su densidad (PSAD) y de la PSAD ajustada por el volumen de la zona de transición (PSATZD) en hombres con valores de PSA entre 2,0 y 4,0 ng/ml. Material y métodos: Entre los años 2000 y 2010, 138 hombres con niveles de PSA entre 2,0 y 4,0 ng/ml fueron sometidos a ultrasonografía transrectal (USTR) y biopsia prostática de 12 fragmentos. Se investigó la precisión diagnóstica de varios puntos de corte de la PSAD y de la PSATZD en rangos de PSA de 2,0 a 3,0ng/ml y de 3,1 a 4,0ng/ml. Resultados: La tasa de detección del cáncer de próstata fue del 23,9% (32/134). El porcentaje de pacientes con enfermedad extracapsular fue del 28,1% (10/32) y se obtuvieron primarios de grado Gleason 4 o 5 en 8 de 32 casos (25%). El volumen de la zona de transición y la PSATZD en los casos de cáncer fueron significativamente diferentes en comparación con los obtenidos en los casos sin cáncer. El área bajo la curva de la característica operativa del receptor (ROC) de la PSATZD fue significativamente mayor que la de la PSAD en los mismos rangos de subdivisión del PSA. La eficiencia diagnóstica de la PSATZD fue mayor que la de la PSAD. La eficiencia diagnóstica fue mayor en los niveles de corte de PSATZD de 0,23 y 0,28 en hombres con valores de PSA de 2,0 a 3,0ng/ml y de 3,1 a 4,0ng/ml, respectivamente. Conclusiones: El uso de puntos de corte de la PSATZD como indicación para biopsias evitaría muchas biopsias innecesarias sin pasar por alto la mayor parte de cánceres de próstata en el rango de PSA de 2,0 a 4,0ng/ml (AU)

Objective: To assess the diagnostic significance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), density (PSAD) accuracy, and PSAD adjusted by transition zone volume (PSATZD) in men with PSA levels between 2.0 and 4.0ng/ml. Material and methods: Between 2000 and 2010, 138 men with PSA levels between 2 and 4.0ng/ml underwent transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and 12-core prostate biopsy. Diagnostic accuracies for various cut-offs of PSAD and PSATZD were investigated according to subdivided PSA levels of 2.0 to 3.0ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0ng/ml. Results: The detection rate of prostate cancer was 23,8% (32/134). The percentage of patients with extracapsular disease was 28.1% (10/32) and primary Gleason grade 4 or 5 was obtained in 8/32 (25%) patients. The transition zone volume and PSATZD in cancer cases were significantly different in comparison with those in non-cancer cases. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for PSATZD was significantly higher in comparison with that for PSAD in the same subdivided PSA ranges. The diagnostic efficiency for PSATZD was higher than that for PSAD. The diagnostic efficiency showed the highest value at the cut-off level for PSATZD of 0.23 and 0.28 in men with PSA levels of 2.0 to 3.0ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0ng/ml, respectively. Conclusions: The use of PSATZD cut-offs as a biopsy indication may reduce many unnecessary biopsies without missing most prostate cancer cases in the PSA range of 2.0 to 4.0ng/ml (AU)

[Usefulness and predictive value of PSA density, adjusted by transition zone volume, in men with PSA levels between 2 and 4 ng/ml]. / Utilidad y valor predictivo de la densidad de PSA ajustada por el volumen de la zona de transición en hombres con niveles de PSA entre 2 y 4 ng/ml.

OBJECTIVE: To assess the diagnostic significance of prostate-specific antigen (PSA), density (PSAD) accuracy, and PSAD adjusted by transition zone volume (PSATZD) in men with PSA levels between 2.0 and 4.0 ng/ml. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Between 2000 and 2010, 138 men with PSA levels between 2 and 4.0 ng/ml underwent transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) and 12-core prostate biopsy. Diagnostic accuracies for various cut-offs of PSAD and PSATZD were investigated according to subdivided PSA levels of 2.0 to 3.0 ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0 ng/ml. RESULTS: The detection rate of prostate cancer was 23,8% (32/134). The percentage of patients with extracapsular disease was 28.1% (10/32) and primary Gleason grade 4 or 5 was obtained in 8/32 (25%) patients. The transition zone volume and PSATZD in cancer cases were significantly different in comparison with those in non-cancer cases. The area under the receiver operating characteristic curve for PSATZD was significantly higher in comparison with that for PSAD in the same subdivided PSA ranges. The diagnostic efficiency for PSATZD was higher than that for PSAD. The diagnostic efficiency showed the highest value at the cut-off level for PSATZD of 0.23 and 0.28 in men with PSA levels of 2.0 to 3.0 ng/ml and 3.1 to 4.0 ng/ml, respectively. CONCLUSIONS: The use of PSATZD cut-offs as a biopsy indication may reduce many unnecessary biopsies without missing most prostate cancer cases in the PSA range of 2.0 to 4.0 ng/ml.

Resultados de gammagrafías óseas en individuos de etnia norteafricana y su relación con los niveles de APE y con la escala de Gleason obtenida en biopsia / Bone scan findings in a North African ethnic group and relation to PSA level and Gleason score of the biopsy

Objetivo: Numerosos estudios a gran escala realizados en países occidentales han demostrado una relación positiva entre el nivel sérico de antígeno prostático específico (APE) y la prevalencia de hallazgos positivos en la gammagrafía ósea en pacientes recientemente diagnosticados de cáncer de próstata. El objetivo de nuestro estudio es comprobar si esta tendencia aparece también en población norteafricana, así como determinar si se produce una relación entre los niveles de APE, los resultados de la gammagrafía ósea y la escala de Gleason. Material y método: Se revisaron de manera retrospectiva las historias clínicas de 348 pacientes diagnosticados de adenocarcinoma prostático, extrayendo los resultados de las gammagrafías óseas, los niveles de APE y la escala de Gleason. Se llevó a cabo un análisis estadístico mediante la prueba exacta de Fisher, utilizando el programa estadístico SPSS (Paquete Estadístico para las Ciencias Sociales, versión 11.5.1, Chicago), considerando significativa una p<0,05. Resultados: Mediante la gammagrafía ósea se demostró la existencia de metástasis óseas en 102 pacientes. Ninguno de estos pacientes tenía un nivel de APE menor de 10 ng/ml. Seis pacientes con metástasis tenían un nivel de APE entre 11 y 20 ng/ml. En 45 casos con metástasis se hallaron niveles de APE sérico entre 21 y 100. En relación con los niveles de APE superiores a 101 ng/ml, 51 hombres presentaban gammagrafía ósea positiva. Conclusión: Tomando como referencia los niveles de APE, se podría presuponer la probabilidad de un resultado positivo en la gammagrafía ósea. Según los niveles de APE, las investigaciones de estadificación pueden ser más selectivas en el caso de nuestros pacientes. En pacientes con un nivel de APE inferior a 10 ng/ml, el riesgo de presentar una gammagrafía ósea positiva es tan bajo que no sería necesario realizarla. Por otro lado, no se ha establecido una relación con significado estadístico entre la escala de Gleason y el nivel de APE o los resultados de la gammagrafía ósea(AU)

Objective: A number of large-scaled studies carried out in western countries have proven a positive relationship between serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level and prevalence of positive bone scan findings, in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients. The aim of our study is to verify that the tendency occurs as well in north-african population, as well as to establish a possible correlation between PSA level, bone scan result, and Gleason score. Material and methods: Records of 348 patients diagnosed to have prostatic adenocarcinoma were reviewed retrospectively for bone scan results, PSA levels, and Gleason score. Statistical analyses were performed using the Fisher exact test, by a statistical software (statistical package for the social sciences “SPSS”, version 11.5.1, Chicago, IL) with differences at P<0,05 considered significant. Results: Based on positive bone scintigraphy 102 patients were proven to have bone metastases. None of these patients had a PSA level of less than 10 ng/ml. Six metastatic patients had PSA level between 11 and 20 ng/ml. 45 metastatic cases had serum PSA between 21 and 100. Concerning PSA level over 101 ng/ml, 51 men had positive bone scan. Conclusion: Based on the PSA level, the likelihood of positive bone scan result can be postulated. According to PSA levels, staging investigations can be more selective for our patients. The risk of positive bone scan is so low that it is not required for patients with PSA level less than 10 ng/ml. On the other hand, on studying the correlation between Gleason score and PSA level or bone scan results, no statistically significant relationship was established (AU)

Cambios en la densidad mineral ósea: comparación entre pacientes de cáncer de próstata con o sin metástasis y varones sanos (grupo étnico norteafricano) / Bone Mineral Density Change: Comparison Between Prostate Cancer Patients with or Without Metastases and Healthy Men (a North African Ethnic Group)

Objetivo: Evaluar la densidad mineral ósea total y la densidad mineral ósea regional en pacientes de cáncer de próstata con y sin metástasis, estableciendo una relación con los resultados de la escintigrafía ósea. Pacientes y métodos: La investigación se realizó sobre un grupo de 135 pacientes con carcinoma prostático y 50 pacientes sanos empleando escintigrafía ósea y absorciometría de rayos X de doble energía. Los resultados de la escintigrafía ósea se clasificaron como normales (puntuación 0: n=55), anómalos pero no típicos de metástasis (puntuación 1: n=45) y patrón típico de metástasis (puntuación 2: n=35). Resultados: Los pacientes de cáncer de próstata con metástasis ósea presentaban una densidad mineral ósea total y regional muy superior en el tronco y la pelvis que los sujetos control sanos, y que los pacientes de cáncer de próstata sin metástasis óseas. Se encontró una relación positiva significativa entre la puntuación obtenida en la exploración ósea y la densidad mineral ósea total y regional de tronco y pelvis (r=0,328, p<0,05, r=0,60, p<0,001, r=0,480, p<0,001, respectivamente). Conclusión: La metástasis ósea es una de las causas principales de morbilidad en el cáncer de próstata, y la pérdida ósea en el transcurso del tratamiento hormonal tiene eficacia en la actualidad. Nuestros resultados muestran que los pacientes de cáncer de próstata con metástasis ósea presentan una mayor densidad mineral ósea (DMO) en la pelvis y el tronco, lo cual es probable que se deba al predominio de las metástasis osteoblásticas sobre las osteolíticas, como demuestra la exploración ósea 99mTc MDP (AU)

Aim: To evaluate total body bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density in patients with prostate cancer with and without metastases, and to correlate them with bone scintigraphy findings. Patients and Methods: 135 patients with prostatic carcinoma and 50 healthy subjects were investigated with bone scintigraphy and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The bone scintigraphic findings were classified as normal (score 0: n=55), abnormal but not typical for metastases (score 1: n=45), and typical pattern of metastases (score 2: n=35). Results: The patients with bone metastases prostate cancer had significantly higher total bone minera1 density and regional bone mineral density of trunk and pelvis than healthy controls and prostate cancer patients without bone metastases. There was a significant positive correlation between bone scan score and total bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density of trunk and pelvis (r=0.328; P<0.05; r=0.60; P<0.001; r=0.480; P<0.001, respectively). Conclusion: Bone metastasis is a major cause of morbidity in prostatic cancer, bone loss during hormonal treatment is currently effective. Our results show that patients of prostate cancer with bone metastases have increased bone mineral density (BMD) in the pelvis and trunk, possibly because of a predominance of osteoblastic over osteolytic metastases demonstrated by 99mTc MDP bone scan (AU)

[Bone scan findings in a North African ethnic group and relation to PSA level and Gleason score of the biopsy]. / Resultados de gammagrafías óseas en individuos de etnia norteafricana y su relación con los niveles de APE y con la escala de Gleason obtenida en biopsia.

OBJECTIVE: A number of large-scaled studies carried out in western countries have proven a positive relationship between serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) level and prevalence of positive bone scan findings, in newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients. The aim of our study is to verify that the tendency occurs as well in north-african population, as well as to establish a possible correlation between PSA level, bone scan result, and Gleason score. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Records of 348 patients diagnosed to have prostatic adenocarcinoma were reviewed retrospectively for bone scan results, PSA levels, and Gleason score. Statistical analyses were performed using the Fisher exact test, by a statistical software (statistical package for the social sciences "SPSS", version 11.5.1, Chicago, IL) with differences at P<0,05 considered significant. RESULTS: Based on positive bone scintigraphy 102 patients were proven to have bone metastases. None of these patients had a PSA level of less than 10 ng/ml. Six metastatic patients had PSA level between 11 and 20 ng/ml. 45 metastatic cases had serum PSA between 21 and 100. Concerning PSA level over 101 ng/ml, 51 men had positive bone scan. CONCLUSION: Based on the PSA level, the likelihood of positive bone scan result can be postulated. According to PSA levels, staging investigations can be more selective for our patients. The risk of positive bone scan is so low that it is not required for patients with PSA level less than 10 ng/ml. On the other hand, on studying the correlation between Gleason score and PSA level or bone scan results, no statistically significant relationship was established.

[Bone mineral density change: comparison between prostate cancer patients with or without metastases and healthy men (a North African ethnic group)]. / Cambios en la densidad mineral ósea: comparación entre pacientes de cáncer de próstata con o sin metástasis y varones sanos (grupo étnico norteafricano).

AIM: To evaluate total body bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density in patients with prostate cancer with and without metastases, and to correlate them with bone scintigraphy findings. PATIENTS AND METHODS: 135 patients with prostatic carcinoma and 50 healthy subjects were investigated with bone scintigraphy and dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. The bone scintigraphic findings were classified as normal (score 0: n=55), abnormal but not typical for metastases (score 1: n=45), and typical pattern of metastases (score 2: n=35). RESULTS: : The patients with bone metastases prostate cancer had significantly higher total bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density of trunk and pelvis than healthy controls and prostate cancer patients without bone metastases. There was a significant positive correlation between bone scan score and total bone mineral density and regional bone mineral density of trunk and pelvis (r=0.328; P<0.05; r=0.60; P<0.001; r=0.480; P<0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION: Bone metastasis is a major cause of morbidity in prostatic cancer, bone loss during hormonal treatment is currently effective. Our results show that patients of prostate cancer with bone metastases have increased bone mineral density (BMD) in the pelvis and trunk, possibly because of a predominance of osteoblastic over osteolytic metastases demonstrated by (99m)Tc MDP bone scan.