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Comparative Study
. 1995;27(2):173-7.
doi: 10.1007/BF02551315.

Transrectal needle aspiration versus transperineal needle biopsy in diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma

C Deliveliotis  1 , N J Stavropoulos, C Macrychoritis, G Koutsokalis, Kostakopoulos
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Comparative Study

Transrectal needle aspiration versus transperineal needle biopsy in diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma

C Deliveliotis et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 1995.

Abstract

Fine-needle aspiration of the prostate was compared to transperineal biopsy in 86 patients with suspected prostatic carcinoma. Aspiration was found to have a sensitivity of 98.6% while no complications were seen. Initial core needle biopsy compared to the final histological diagnosis in this study showed a sensitivity of 84.5%. Fine-needle aspiration of the prostate is a safe, inexpensive and accurate diagnostic method in prostatic carcinoma. Our findings suggest that prostatic aspiration should be used more widely as an initial diagnostic procedure for suspected prostatic cancer.

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