ESTIMATION OF DIAGNOSTIC VALUE OF TRANSRECTAL
SONOGRAPHY (TRUS) IN CANCER OF THE PROSTATE
Article published in Urologia Polska 1998/51/1.
authors
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Wojciech Szewczyk, Marcin Szkodny, Andrzej Preisner, Krzysztof Bar
- Klinika Urologii ¦l±skiej AM w Katowicach
Kierownik Kliniki: dr hab. n. med. A. Preisner
keywords
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prostate carcinoma of the prostate ultrasonography TRUS
summary
- Objective. The diagnostic value of transrectal Sonography (TRUS) in cancer of
- the prostate was estimated.
- Material and method. Echogenic characteristics of the prostate of 45 patients
- with histologically confirmed carcinoma of the prostate were analyzed
- retrospectively.
- Results. Of all 45 ultrasound patterns, 29 (64.4%) were determined as suspicious
- for carcinoma of the prostate whereas 16 (36.6%) were not estimated as
- characteristic for the carcinoma. Of all 30 patients with positive digital rectal
- examination of the prostate echogenic lesions were found in 83.3%. When only
- a PSA test was positive echogenic lesions were found in only 26.5%.
- Conclusion. Diagnosis of carcinoma of the prostate based only on TRUS is not
- trustworthy. Exclusion of prostate malignancy based on solo TRUS should not be
- done, especially when patients are DRE and/or PSA positive.
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