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ArticleUrology case reports2024

A challenging diagnosis of prostate cancer seeding in the perineal needle-tract after transperineal biopsy: is PET-CT the imaging of choice?

Claudia Fede Spicchiale, Federico De Leonardis, Luca Orecchia, Stefano Germani, Anastasios D Asimakopoulos, Roberto Miano

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Article in Urology case reports, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Claudia Fede SpicchialeUrology Unit, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Federico De LeonardisUrology Unit, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Luca OrecchiaUrology Unit, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Stefano GermaniUrology Unit, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Anastasios D AsimakopoulosUrology Unit, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.
Roberto MianoDepartment of Surgical Sciences, Urology Unit, University of Rome Tor Vergata, AOU Policlinico Tor Vergata, Rome, Italy.

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Abstract

Perineal seeding is an extremely rare complication after prostate biopsy. We found a perineal localization of prostatic adenocarcinoma 5 years after the transperineal biopsy in a patient with metastatic castration resistant prostate cancer. The tumor was identified by a

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Cancer seedingPositron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT)Prostate cancerTransperineal biopsy

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PMCPMC11470588

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