The significance of a high preoperative PSA level for the detection of incidental prostate cancer in LUTS patients with large prostates.

Giuseppe MagistroPatrick KellerThilo WesthofenMelanie SchottAlexander TamalunasPhilipp WeinholdChristian G Stief

Published in: World journal of urology (2020)

PSA-guided approaches to predict iPCa in LUTS patients with very large prostates are not accurate. This finding is useful in clinical practice for counselling our patients and to prevent unwarranted diagnostic procedures.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
benign prostatic hyperplasia
lower urinary tract symptoms
radical prostatectomy
end stage renal disease
clinical practice
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
newly diagnosed
peritoneal dialysis
mass spectrometry
loop mediated isothermal amplification
hiv infected
hiv testing
patient reported