title: [Standards for the punch biopsy of the prostate].
abstract: If, within the framework of screening examinations for the early detection of cancer of the prostate, the patient wishes a PSA test, the physician should accommodate him, but only after providing comprehensive information about the possible consequences and complications. If a certain threshold value is exceeded, a punch biopsy of the prostate is recommended. This procedure must be performed in accordance with accepted standards to enable, within the diagnostic chain, the reliable detection of a carcinoma of the prostate
authors.affiliation: Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie der LMU München. michael.seitz@med.uni-muenchen.de
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schlenker
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gratzke
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Weidlich
authors.forename: C G
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Stief
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Reich
mesh_terms: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D042241:Early Diagnosis; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D007258:Informed Consent; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen