title: Transrectal needle aspiration versus transperineal needle biopsy in diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma.
abstract: Fine-needle aspiration of the prostate was compared to transperineal biopsy in 86 patients with suspected prostatic carcinoma. Aspiration was found to have a sensitivity of 98.6% while no complications were seen. Initial core needle biopsy compared to the final histological diagnosis in this study showed a sensitivity of 84.5%. Fine-needle aspiration of the prostate is a safe, inexpensive and accurate diagnostic method in prostatic carcinoma. Our findings suggest that prostatic aspiration should be used more widely as an initial diagnostic procedure for suspected prostatic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, University of Athens, Greece.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Deliveliotis
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Stavropoulos
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Macrychoritis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Koutsokalis
authors.lastname: Kostakopoulos
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010502:Perineum; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012007:Rectum; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity