Diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma using transurethral resection of the prostate after multiple negative transrectal biopsies and persistently elevated prostate-specific antigen level.
We report a case of prostate cancer diagnosis by transurethral resection of the prostate in a man who underwent more than 50 needle biopsies by three different physicians for an increasing prostate-specific antigen level. Radical prostatectomy resulted in removal of an organ-confined tumor (T2aN0M0), and a short follow-up revealed an undetectable prostate-specific antigen level.
Vanasupa
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Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
Miller
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Schwartz
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen