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Guided e-MRI prostate biopsy can solve the discordance between Gleason score biopsy and radical prostatectomy pathology.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20418041     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study is to examine if guided prostate biopsies based on abnormalities detected by conventional and functional endorectal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) yield a more reliable representation of the radical prostatectomy pathology and to identify probable preoperative clinical variables that stratified patients likely to harbor significant upgrading.
PATIENTS AND METHODS: From April 2004 to April 2009, a review of N=70 patients records diagnosed with prostate cancer by a 3-6 core guided transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) prostate biopsy based on abnormalities detected by conventional and functional endorectal MRI and who subsequently underwent radical prostatectomy and exhibited a significant upgrading was conducted. Additionally, a multivariate analysis with a significant upgrading as the outcome was performed including the following parameters: prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, clinical stage, prostate size and duration from biopsy to radical prostatectomy.
RESULTS: A significant upgrading was noted in only 8.5% of patients, with 1.4% exhibiting a significant downgrading and the rest 90.1% exhibiting an exact Gleason score match. No preoperative clinical variables that stratified patients likely to harbour significant upgrading were identified.
CONCLUSIONS: This type of biopsy method seems to solve the discordance between the biopsy Gleason score and radical prostatectomy pathology regardless of known preoperative clinical variables that can affect it.
Authors:
Apostolos P Labanaris; Vahudin Zugor; Robert Smiszek; Reinhold Nützel; Reinhard Kühn; Karl Engelhard
Publication Detail:
Type:  Comparative Study; Journal Article     Date:  2010-04-24
Journal Detail:
Title:  Magnetic resonance imaging     Volume:  28     ISSN:  1873-5894     ISO Abbreviation:  Magn Reson Imaging     Publication Date:  2010 Sep 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-08-09     Completed Date:  2011-01-12     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  8214883     Medline TA:  Magn Reson Imaging     Country:  Netherlands    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  943-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Urology, Martha Maria Medical Center, Academic Hospital of Erlangen University, Nurnberg, Germany. Labanaris@web.de
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Biopsy, Needle / methods*
Feasibility Studies
Humans
Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
Male
Prostatectomy*
Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology*,  surgery*
Reproducibility of Results
Sensitivity and Specificity
Surgery, Computer-Assisted / methods*

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