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Transrectal Ultrasound Guided Prostate Biopsy
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May I respectfully suggest that you consider requesting an MRI guided biopsy NOT a random 12 core biopsy where you’re counting on luck to find cancer. Random biopsies miss significant disease about 30% of the time. Ask someone who is facing Stage 3 metastatic PCa because of a bad primary biopsy.
Best wishes for hood health!
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It has been over a year since you posted this - hope you are doing OK!
I just put-off scheduled ultrasound-guided needle biopsy following MRI that showed "lesion" that Urologist "didn't like the looks of". My concern: the need/lack of discussion of alternative follow-ups based on possible biopsy outcomes.
What if it finds nothing? "Lesion" is still there - does this kick-off a round of future "surveillance" biopsies?
What if it finds non-metastatic cancer? More aggressive surveillance? What kinds of treatment would be proposed?
What if it does find cancer like yours? What kind of treatment are you having?
Thanks to any/all who respond - I am going further to look for answers to the above questions before I take the jab(s).
BTW: I just had a 2.2 cm bladder stone removed and am recovering quite quickly - don't want to mess-up my recovery from that by rushing-into the biopsy...