Korean J Urol.  1982 Apr;23(2):188-190.

Significance of Prostatic Needle Biopsy in Diagnosis of Prostatic Carcinoma

• Song JM
• Lee JM

Abstract

To define the practical value of prostatic needle biopsy in patients with suspicious prostatic carcinoma we studied the analysis of the clinical records of 49 patients underwent the prostatic needle biopsy at Severance Hospital during the 5 year period from 1976 through 1980. Forty-nine patients had been biopsied; carcinoma was found in 3 of 15 patients (20 per cent) not having prostatic induration, 6 of 17 (35 per cent) with minimal or equivocal induration and 12 of 17 (71 per cent) with marked induration. The results suggest that the vast majority of the patients with prostatic carcinoma has some degree of palpable induration and that a high index of suspicion appears warranted and needle biopsyshould be performed when any prostatic induration is present on digital rectal examination.

Keyword

needle biopsy; prostate cancer; diagnosis

MeSH Terms

Biopsy, Needle*
Diagnosis*
Digital Rectal Examination
Humans
Needles*
Prostatic Neoplasms