Clinical significance of ultrasound-guided systematic biopsy in patients with prostate cancer / 中华泌尿外科杂志

ABSTRACT

4 ng/ml and/or with prostate nodule found on DRE or TRUS . Methods 197 patients suspected of prostate carcinoma underwent ultrasound guided sextant biopsy and 2～4 more cores in the nodule. Four patients whose initial biopsy was negative but subsequent PSA levels were continuously abnormal underwent repeated biopsies. Results Of the 107 cases with prostate nodules,in 34(31.8%) of them prostate cancer was detected,while in 90 cases without a prostate nodule, only 11(12.2%) were positive. Stratified analysis on PSA found that the higher the PSA, the higher the positive biopsy rate of prostate carcinoma. In the 4 cases with repeated biopsies, 1 prostate cancer was detected. Conclusions For patients with prostate nodule and/or PSA over 4 ng/ml,systematic biopsy should be taken, with 2 or more cores toward the nodule.In the patients with continuous high PSA levels,if the first biopsy is negative, rebiopsy should be taken.