[Prostatic cancer: role of echography in the diagnosis, evaluation and surveillance].
The author reviews the latest technical improvements, the benefits and limitations of prostatic sonography in the evaluation and follow-up of prostatic cancer. Emphasis is put on the optimal cost/risks/information ratio of transrectal scanning, the accuracy of real-time ultrasound guided transperineal prostatic biopsies and the basic role of transrectal sonography in monitoring the response to treatment.
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011467:Prostate / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000473:pathology; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D012007:Rectum; D014463:Ultrasonography / Q000379:methods; D014551:Urinary Tract / Q000473:pathology
Cancer prostatique: le rôle de l'échographie dans le diagnostic, l'évaluation et la surveillance.