title: [Validity of transrectal ultrasonography and echo-guided biopsy in the early diagnosis of prostatic neoplasms. Our experience on 100 cases].
abstract: 100 patients from age 50 to 80 that presented urinary obstructive symptoms were studied with digital examination and with TR ultrasound; only 10 were palpably suspicious for prostatic carcinoma, the rest had a BPH. These 10 patients and 32 of the remaining revealed an abnormal area with ultrasound. 6 of the 10 palpably suspicious patients had prostatic carcinoma (60%). 8 of the 32 remaining patients had prostatic carcinoma (25%). Therefore of the 14 prostatic carcinoma 6 were of palpably positive patients, and 8 were of palpably negative patients. We suggest with this work that transrectal ultrasound is a useful technique in the early diagnosis and in the follow-up of prostatic nodules, and it is a necessary support in the decision for effecting echo-guided biopsy.
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Urologia, Ospedale Nuovo Regina Margherita, Roma.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mantelli
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Iacono
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Quattropanetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Quattropanetti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Begani Provinciali
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000379:methods; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010173:Palpation; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D014463:Ultrasonography
chemical_list: D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen