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Pirads 3, going for PSMA PET scan instead of biopsy

Prostate Cancer | Last Active: May 18 7:14pm | Replies (13)
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@oskarpr

What type of PC you have?
Accionar Adenocarcinoma
Tubular?
Did you do genetic test of the tumor?
Results?
I will have a PSMA next week
before surgery

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heavyphil | @heavyphil | May 18 7:14pm

Adeno - had AXUMEN Pet. No testing was done either at biopsy or surgical path. But current DR at Sloan told me recently that negative PSMA really does not change treatment.
If PSA is .2 or above after surgery it is assumed you have recurrent PCa and radiation and ADT is started regardless of negative PSMA.
The chance of missing malignant cells and having metastasis is simply too great to just rely on the scan

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