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ArticleIndian journal of urology : IJU : journal of the Urological Society of India

Outcomes of standard 12-core transrectal ultrasound-guided prostate biopsy in biopsy naive Indian men -single center experience.

Abhishek Laddha, Appu Thomas, Deepak Chandran Nair, Greeshma C Ravindran, Ginil Kumar Pooleri

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Abhishek LaddhaDepartment of Urology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Appu ThomasDepartment of Urology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Deepak Chandran NairDepartment of Urology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Greeshma C RavindranDepartment of Biostatistics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Ginil Kumar PooleriDepartment of Urology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India.
Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre · IN

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Abstract

introductionProstate cancer is now the second-most common cancer in many parts of India. Despite being the second-largest population in the world, data regarding outcomes of biopsy in Indian men are limited. We report the correlation of biopsy finding with prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level in Indian men undergoing biopsy for either elevated PSA and/or abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) findings. MATERIALS AND

methodsWe retrospectively analyzed data of 853 men who underwent TRUS-guided prostate biopsy in a single institution from January 2014 to October 2019. The biopsy was performed when serum PSA was more than 4.00 ng/mL and/or DRE findings were suspicious for malignancy.

resultsOverall cancer detection rate was 38.8%. Patients were classified in five groups based on PSA levels, irrespective of DRE findings (0-3.99 ng/mL, 4.00-9.99 ng/mL, 10.00-19.99 ng/mL, 20.00-39.99 ng/mL, and ≥40 ng/mL). Overall prostate cancer detection rates at corresponding at PSA levels were 3/23 (13%), 62/282 (21.9%), 86/226 (38.05%), 66/126 (52.3%), and 165/196 (84.18%), respectively. 331 (38.8%) patients of the total 853 had suspicious DRE, the cancer detection rate in corresponding PSA groups, based on DRE alone was 3/23 (13.04%), 23/42 (54.76%), 39/56 (69.64%), 43/52 (82.69%), and 157/160 (98.13%), respectively.

conclusionThe overall prostate cancer detection rate at our center was 38.8%, which is much higher as compared to other Indian data. Our study also emphasizes the role of DRE in Indian men presenting with elevated PSA.

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