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The detection rate for prostate cancer in systematic and targeted prostate biopsy in biopsy-naive patients, according to the localization of the lesion at the mpMRI: A single-center retrospective observational study.

Matteo MassanovaBiagio BaroneVincenzo Francesco CaputoLuigi NapolitanoAndrea PonsiglioneFrancesco Del GiudiceMatteo FerroGiuseppe LucarelliFrancesco LasorsaGian Maria BusettoSophie RobertsonFrancesco TramaCiro ImbimboFelice Crocetto
Published in: The Prostate (2024)
A combined approach of targeted and systematic biopsy delivers the highest detection rate in prostate cancer (PCa). The location of the tumor could however greatly influence overall detection rates, indicating the possibility to omit (as for the base or posterior zone of the gland) or add (as for the apex or anterior zone of the gland) further targeted cores.
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