Prospective study of prostate cancer's detection rate at our hospital in Northeast Mexican patients with PSA values between 2.6 y 4 ng/ml.
SUMMAR OBJECTIVES: To find the detection rate of prostate cancer (PCa) in our population with PSA values between 2.6 and 4 ng/ml.


METHODS
We included 33 consecutive patients with a median age of 66 years, that had a Transrectal Ultrasound (TRUS) guided biopsy with PSA between 2.6-4 ng/ml. Patients were divided into 2 groups. Group 1: patients with normal Digital Rectal Examination (DRE) and Group 2: Patients with DRE with asymmetry not definitive of PCa.


METHODS
known history of PCa, intraepithelial neoplasia or Positive DRE. Statistical analysis/ Chi square, t-student and Fischer exact test.


RESULTS
Twenty eight percent of the patients had positive biopsy for PCa. Fifty six percent were Gleason 6 and 44% Gleason 7. Group 1 had 59%(20) and Group 2 41% (13) in. In Group 1 16% had positive biopsy for PCa vs 46% in group 2 (p 0.04) RR 3.07.


CONCLUSIONS
There are traces that the detection rate in our population could be lower in comparison with what has been reported in the literature. DRE is crucial in the initial evaluation; asymmetry could increase 3 fold the risk of having PCa.
Arratia-Maqueo
Jorge A
JA
Department of Urology, Hospital Universitario Dr Jose E Gonzalez, UANL, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Cortés-González
Jeff R
JR
Garza-Cortes
Roberto
R
Gómez-Guerra
Lauro S
LS
D000368:Aged; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008800:Mexico; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000097:blood*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000097:blood* / Q000175:diagnosis*
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen