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Biopsy Partin Table Results?

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The way your biopsy is described doesn’t match What is normally shown

I would want a second opinion on the biopsy of this is the best they can do.

Here is the technical meaning

Organ confined (74%): There is a 74% probability that your cancer is completely contained within the prostate gland itself.
Extraprostatic extension (23%): There is a 23% probability that the cancer has microscopic extensions just outside the outer capsule of the prostate. This can’t always be seen in the biopsy. It can frequently be seen in the MRI.
Seminal vesicle (2%): There is a 2% probability that the cancer has involved the nearby seminal vesicles (tubes that attach to the prostate). This information can be found in a biopsy of the Seminal vesicles
Lymph node (1%): There is a 1% probability that the cancer has spread to nearby regional lymph nodes.

Without a prostatectomy, you never do really know what the numbers actually are. I do think some pathologist can give you a better idea.

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@jeffmarc thanks…My MRI simply states EPE-No so guess I’ll take that to mean I can ignore the biopsy 23% risk?
I agree about another opinion and actually filled out an online form from Advanced Uropathology in the hope of getting Dr Epstein opinion but never heard back