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Prostate Cancer | Last Active: 2 days ago | Replies (22)
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@heavyphil
Absolutely true !
Even with MRI AND ultrasound guidance thing can get missed since biopsy samples about 1% of the whole gland - imagine a "blind" one O_O !?
Just one more thing - biopsy should be transperineal if at all possible since it is more precise and there is less chance of getting an infection.
And thirdly - @mpersonne , you can order your own PSA in Quest or WalkInLab and not depend on the your PC's mercy . It is about $50 and sometimes they have coupons and such .
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@surftohealth88
One other reason for the transperinial biopsy Is that it can reach more parts of the prostate.
Somebody posted a couple of days ago that that their biopsy didn’t show problems, but they were unable to reach the spot where the cancer actually was detectable.
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The anterior and apical regions of the prostate gland, particularly areas furthest from the rectum, are difficult to reach with a transrectal biopsy but can be accessed with a transperineal biopsy. The transperineal approach allows for a more complete and accurate sampling of these anterior portions of the prostate.