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. 2021 Apr-Jun;13(2):101-104.
doi: 10.4103/UA.UA_78_20. Epub 2020 Nov 4.

Histopathological diagnoses and patterns in transrectal ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsy series from a large tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

Ali A Alsulihem  1 , Muaiqel Al-Muaiqel  1 , Abdulrahman Alsunbul  1 , Abdulrahman Bin Jawhar  1 , Abdullah Al-Dughaiman  1 , Khalid K Bedaiwi  1 , Sami Al-Rashidi  1 , Faris Al-Harbi  1 , Hosam S El-Tholoth  1 , Mohammad Al-Hagbani  1 , Bader Milibary  1 , Abdullah M Alghamdi  1
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Histopathological diagnoses and patterns in transrectal ultrasound-guided prostatic biopsy series from a large tertiary care center in Saudi Arabia

Ali A Alsulihem et al. Urol Ann. 2021 Apr-Jun.

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the study was to report our transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostatic biopsy histopathological diagnoses and clinical findings in our prostate cancer patients in a tertiary care center.

Methods: We have reviewed our TRUS biopsy series done in our department from January 2011 to December 2016. We reviewed our patient's prebiopsy prostate-specific antigen (PSA) findings and the histopathological diagnoses and determined the clinical and pathological features of prostate cancer patients in our series.

Results: A total of 398 patients underwent 12 core TRUS biopsies. Benign prostatatic hyperplasia was found in 48.5% of the patients and prostate cancer was found in 113 patients (28.4%). Among them, metastatic prostate cancer was found in 51.7% of them. High Gleason score (8-10) was found in 56.6% and a PSA of more than 20 was found in 63.3% of the patients.

Conclusion: We recommend a mass public awareness program to encourage our patients to seek early prostate cancer screening and to alert the medical community to encourage more awareness of prostate cancer screening.

Keywords: Gleason score; prostate biopsy; prostate cancer.

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Algorithm of diagnosed prostate cancer patients and the treatment they have received
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