Prostatic Carcinoma and Needle Aspiration Biopsy
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- 1 February 1977
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in American Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 67 (2) , 131-133
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcp/67.2.131
Abstract
Kline, Tilde S., Kelsey, David M., and Kohler, F. Peter: Prostatic carcinoma and needle aspiration biopsy. Am J Clin Pathol 67: 131–133, 1977 Carcinoma of the prostate can be diagnosed definitively only by biopsy. Needle aspiration biopsy obtained with a flexible 20- or 22-gauge needle, may provide this diagnosis. This method has been utilized widely in Scandinavia but rarely in the United States. Fifty-one patients were so biopsied with concomitant punch biopsy. Of the 32 cases of carcinoma, there were abnormal cells in 27. There was no false-positive diagnosis. Although complications that occur with routine punch biopsy may be significant, there was no complication in our series or in reports from Scandinavia secondary to aspiration biopsy. The procedure should be used as a primary tool in the diagnosis of prostatic carcinoma.This publication has 2 references indexed in Scilit:
- Outpatient Needle Aspiration Biopsy of the ProstateJournal of Urology, 1976
- Puncture Biopsy of the Prostate in the Diagnosis of Prostatic CancerScandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology, 1967