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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-5-20
pubmed:abstractText
Biplanar, transrectal ultrasound (US) guidance of needles was used in the transperineal biopsy of possibly malignant prostatic lesions in 80 patients (83 biopsies). A 22-gauge cytologic needle was used to locate and fixate the lesion, and aspiration specimens for cytologic and histologic evaluation were obtained (with 22- and 14-gauge needles, respectively). Twenty-one 19-gauge needle core biopsies were also performed. Forty-nine patients (61%) had histologically prove adenocarcinoma. The rate of cancer diagnosis was 53% with cytologic evaluation and 54% with histologic evaluation (combined yield, 61%). This included 34% of cancers less than 1.0 cm in diameter and 56% of those 1.0-1.5 cm. Thirteen of 23 (57%) of these lesions were nonpalpable or equivocal on digital rectal examination. These results suggest that transrectal US guidance of thin-needle biopsies is useful in diagnosing early prostate cancer.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0033-8419
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
163
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
515-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Needle aspiration and core biopsy of prostate cancer: comparative evaluation with biplanar transrectal US guidance.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't