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Prostate cancer stage: Does it change after biopsy?
Good Day All,
I'm curious if your initial MRI TNM staging matched your final diagnosis? My recent MRI staged T2c N1 M0. I have a biopsy scheduled and pending. Thanks for any info and keep your heads up!
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Staging prostate cancer is based on a series of tests, including the blood PSA level and prostate biopsy results, as well as imaging tests if they are done. A prostate biopsy is usually done before staging is complete.
Learn more here:
- Tests to Diagnose and Stage Prostate Cancer https://www.cancer.org/cancer/types/prostate-cancer/detection-diagnosis-staging/how-diagnosed.html
@calderonda, have you had the biopsy? Has staging been completed? How are you?
Depends on what's there and what the biopsy hits (or misses).
My MRI was suspicious for PCa w/ an identified lesion.
Biopsy was more definitive with multiple cores cancerous; G 7s, 8s and 9.
Best wishes for a good biopsy result.
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Thank you for taking the time to reply. My biopsy was completed last week 4/22 and I am awaiting the results. If I understand correctly, the biopsy will complete the second half of the staging with the grading of the cancer (pathological workup)? I'm a little anxious, scared, and overall a mixed bag of emotions. I've had some physical symptoms over the past 3 years with severe fatigue so the MRI results were a sense of closure in a sense. Thanks again and I'll keep you posted.
Thank you @michaelcharles for the info! This was my fourth biopsy in 4 years. However, this was my first transperineal fusion saturation biopsy so I'm hoping they caught it. In comparison to my last MRI in 2022, my recent MRI revealed two new lesions along with possible EPE and lymph node involvement. I was batting 1.000 with the previous 3 negative biopsies but I don't know how much longer I can maintain that streak. Thanks again and struggle well!