Outcomes of transrectal ultrasound scan of the prostate with sector biopsies for 323 New Zealand men with suspicion of prostate cancer

• Published in: New Zealand medical journal Vol. 112; no. 1101; pp. 465 - 469
• Main Author: Smart, Robin
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Dunedin Southern Colour Print 10.12.1999; Pasifika Medical Association Group (PMAG)
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma - diagnostic imaging; Adenocarcinoma - pathology; Adenocarcinoma - therapy; Biological and medical sciences; Biopsy, Needle - methods; Cancer; Health and hygiene; Humans; Investigative techniques, diagnostic techniques (general aspects); Male; Medical Audit; Medical sciences; Medicine; Men; New Zealand; Pathology. Cytology. Biochemistry. Spectrometry. Miscellaneous investigative techniques; Physiology; Prostate-Specific Antigen - blood; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms - diagnostic imaging; Prostatic Neoplasms - pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms - therapy; Surveys; Treatment Outcome; Tropical medicine; Ultrasonic investigative techniques; Ultrasonography; Urinary system; New Zealand; Oceania; Sonography; Human; Urinary system disease; Iatrogenic; Prostate disease; Male; Malignant tumor; Rectal administration; Pathology; Sensitivity; Specificity; Biopsy; Echography; Complication; Diagnosis; Male genital diseases; Prostate
• ISSN: 0028-8446; 1175-8716; 1175-8716

Assesses the results and clinical outcomes of the first 4 years of transrectal ultrasound scanning (TRUS) as the definitive second-line investigation for men with suspicion of prostate cancer, including comparability with subsequent information from histology of surgical specimens. Collates information from the author's ongoing surgical audit. Source: National Library of New Zealand Te Puna Matauranga o Aotearoa, licensed by the Department of Internal Affairs for re-use under the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 New Zealand Licence.