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2. Prostate biopsy - Wikipedia

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   Extended biopsy schemes take 12 to 14 cores from the prostate gland through a thin needle in a systematic fashion from different regions of the prostate. [5] A biopsy procedure with a higher rate of cancer detection is template prostate mapping (TPM) or transperineal template-guided mapping biopsy (TTMB), whereby typically 50 to 60 samples are ...

3. High-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia - Wikipedia

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   a needle biopsy taken via the rectum and, surgical removal of prostate tissue: transurethral resection of the prostate - removal of extra prostate tissue to improve urination (a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia), radical prostatectomy - complete removal of prostate and seminal vesicles (a treatment for prostate cancer).

4. What you should know to reduce the risk of prostate cancer - AOL

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   These tests in combination with the initial PSA can help us determine who may benefit most from further investigation such as a prostate biopsy. By the age of 50, men should be having prostate ...

5. Prostate cancer - Wikipedia

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   Diagnosis requires a biopsy of the prostate. If cancer is present, the pathologist assigns a Gleason score, and a higher score represents a more dangerous tumor. Medical imaging is performed to look for cancer that has spread outside the prostate. Based on the Gleason score, PSA levels, and imaging results, a cancer case is assigned a stage 1 ...

6. Prostate cancer screening - Wikipedia

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   [8] [9] Infection after the biopsy procedure is a possible risk. [10] MRI guided techniques have improved the diagnostic accuracy of the procedure. [12] [13] Biopsies can be done through the rectum or penis. [29] The biopsy technique includes factors such as needle angle and prostate mapping method. [30]

7. Gleason grading system - Wikipedia

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   The Gleason grading system is used to help evaluate the prognosis of men with prostate cancer using samples from a prostate biopsy. Together with other parameters, it is incorporated into a strategy of prostate cancer staging which predicts prognosis and helps guide therapy. A Gleason score is given to prostate cancer based upon its microscopic ...