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ReviewCancers2023

Prostate Cancer and Its Mimics-A Pictorial Review.

Anna Żurowska, Rafał Pęksa, Michał Bieńkowski, Katarzyna Skrobisz, Marek Sowa, Marcin Matuszewski, Wojciech Biernat, Edyta Szurowska

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Review in Cancers, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Anna ŻurowskaSecond Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-4107-6821
Rafał PęksaDepartment of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-4904-7059
Michał BieńkowskiDepartment of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.
Katarzyna SkrobiszDepartment of Radiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0003-3710-9037
Marek SowaDepartment of Urology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.
Marcin MatuszewskiDepartment of Urology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7799-685X
Wojciech BiernatDepartment of Pathomorphology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0001-8462-2189
Edyta SzurowskaSecond Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdańsk, 80-214 Gdańsk, Poland.ORCID 0000-0002-7042-4381

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMultiparametric prostate MRI (mpMRI) is gaining wider recommendations for diagnosing and following up on prostate cancer. However, despite the high accuracy of mpMRI, false positive and false negative results are reported. Some of these may be related to normal anatomic structures, benign lesions that may mimic cancer, or poor-quality images that hamper interpretation. The aim of this review is to discuss common potential pitfalls in the interpretation of mpMRI.

methodsmpMRI of the prostates was performed on 3T MRI scanners (Philips Achieva or Siemens Magnetom Vida) according to European Society of Urogenital Radiology (ESUR) guidelines and technical requirements.

resultsThis pictorial review discusses normal anatomical structures such as the anterior fibromuscular stroma, periprostatic venous plexus, central zone, and benign conditions such as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH), post-biopsy hemorrhage, prostatitis, and abscess that may imitate prostate cancer, as well as the appearance of prostate cancer occurring in these locations. Furthermore, suggestions on how to avoid these pitfalls are provided, and the impact of image quality is also discussed.

conclusionsIn an era of accelerating prostate mpMRI and high demand for high-quality interpretation of the scans, radiologists should be aware of these potential pitfalls to improve their diagnostic accuracy.

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differential diagnosismagnetic resonance imaging (MRI)mpMRIpitfallsprostate cancer

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PMID37509343
PMCPMC10378330

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