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Are systematic prostate biopsy still necessary in biopsy naive men?

Matthew Vinh-Hoan Dinh ChauMitchell BarnsOwain BarrattKara McDermottMelvyn KuanPatrick Teloken
Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2024)
In patients with PI-RADS 3 and higher, the target biopsy can miss up to 9% of clinically significant cancer. Systematic cores can add value as they can also change management by identifying a high-risk disease where only intermediate cancer was identified in the target. A combination of targeted and systematic cores is still required to detect cancer.
Keyphrases
  • papillary thyroid
  • squamous cell
  • ultrasound guided
  • fine needle aspiration
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • hiv infected
  • cancer therapy
  • benign prostatic hyperplasia