title: Suprapubic sonographic detection of prostate carcinoma.
abstract: Between January 1 and March 31, 1983, 103 patients scheduled for prostatic surgery were blindly evaluated preoperatively by suprapubic real time sonography. Prospectively, the sensitivity was 72.7%, specificity 72.2%, predictive value of positive test 51.6% and predictive value of negative 86.7% for the detection of prostatic carcinoma. Retrospective analysis increased the sensitivity to 86% and when clinical information was utilized, only one carcinoma escaped detection. Unfortunately, both prostatic inflammation and occasionally benign prostatic hypertrophy may simulate carcinoma sonographically, thus producing a significant number of false positives. No ultrasonically detectable characteristics could be found which unequivocally separate carcinomas from inflammation and hypertrophy. For this reason routine suprapubic screening does not seem warranted.
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Hennig
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Wilson
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000175:diagnosis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014463:Ultrasonography