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Der lange Weg von der Palpation zur Biopsie

Authors :
M. Hatzinger
C. August
J. Konert
L. Sentker
Source :
Der Urologe. 60:943-949
Publication Year :
2020
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2020.

Abstract

Though it is thousands of years old, prostate cancer (PCa) has only been known for 200 years. Until about 50 years ago, the diagnosis could only be made by digital rectal examination. Although the first prostate biopsies were already implemented in the beginning of the last century, it only obtained importance with the introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in the early screening for PCa and the pathologist, thus, became an essential partner for the urologist. In more recent years, specific MRI has significantly increased the accuracy of prostate biopsies. Thus, the question arises whether this technique is going to be so meaningful one day that prostate biopsy and the associated pretherapeutic histology are going to be redundant.

Details

ISSN :
14330563 and 03402592
Volume :
60
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Der Urologe
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........610c11bb54bfa9b46e32483dc37e9ee4
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00120-020-01224-7