Role of targeted biopsy, perilesional biopsy, and random biopsy in prostate cancer diagnosis by mpMRI/transrectal ultrasonography fusion biopsy.
Giacomo NovaraFabio ZattoniGiovanni ZecchiniAlberto AcetiAnna PellizzariGiordana FerraioliMaria CarlessoGiulia La BombardaAlessandro MorlaccoCarmelo Salvino LacognataAlberto LauroMarina GardimanGiovanni BettoNicola ZanovelloFabrizio Dal MoroPublished in: World journal of urology (2023)
We found that PL biopsy increased the detection rate of CS cancers as compared with TB alone. However, the combination of those cores missed about 30% of the CS cancers identified with larger RB cores, notably including a considerable 15% of cases located contralaterally to the index tumor.