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What Are The Symptoms Of Prostate Cancer?
Question: hard nodule felt following a digital examination what to do next..Prostate concern concern PSA rising 2.2
Brief Answer:
Prostate biopsy is the next step.
Detailed Answer:
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a felt prostate nodule on digital rectal examination is an indication for prostate biopsy. Some would do MRI first to check if the nodule would appear as an active nodule prior to do biopsy. That being said a nodule in the prostate is always considered cancer until proven otherwise.
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Prostate biopsy is the next step.
Detailed Answer:
Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic!
a felt prostate nodule on digital rectal examination is an indication for prostate biopsy. Some would do MRI first to check if the nodule would appear as an active nodule prior to do biopsy. That being said a nodule in the prostate is always considered cancer until proven otherwise.
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Thank you for your reply...in a biopsy how many time do the punctured the nodule for biopsy and if its cancer does the puncture release say cancer into the blood stream which could possibly make a cancer spread..sorry about my panic question.
Brief Answer:
12 samples are taken minumum.
Detailed Answer:
In a biopsy it can be done under local anesthesia or IV sedation. It is a transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy and minimum of 12 samples are taken through out the prostate to determine if prostate cancer is present or not. The biopsy would determine if you have cancer or not and not just a screening tool to detect cancer.
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes
12 samples are taken minumum.
Detailed Answer:
In a biopsy it can be done under local anesthesia or IV sedation. It is a transrectal ultrasound guided biopsy and minimum of 12 samples are taken through out the prostate to determine if prostate cancer is present or not. The biopsy would determine if you have cancer or not and not just a screening tool to detect cancer.
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
thank you for your reply...I had my PSA come thru today with a reading of 1.01 I am 54 years old however I still have a small hard nodule on the prostate...if it not cancer what is the nodule made of then...when a Low psa is recorded is it likely to something elshe rather than cancer.. also a important question what are the risks with Prostatic ultrasound examination biopsy...besides infection.
Brief Answer:
Pls see detailed answer.
Detailed Answer:
Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic!
Prostate cancer is still possible even with a low PSA (e.g sarcomatode cancer) but it is unlikely and rare prostate cancer variants. Nodules could also be calcifications in the prostate and they can be also felt as hard nodules on DRE.
Complications of prostate biopsy would be blood in the urine and blood in the semen that can last upto 3 months. The most dreaded would be fever and sepsis which can be life threatening if not promptly treated. This happens in 1-10% of the time and can be prevented by proper antibiotic prophylaxis.
In the end everything would be speculative and the only way to rule out prostate cancer is to do a biopsy
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes
Pls see detailed answer.
Detailed Answer:
Good Day and thank you for being with Healthcare Magic!
Prostate cancer is still possible even with a low PSA (e.g sarcomatode cancer) but it is unlikely and rare prostate cancer variants. Nodules could also be calcifications in the prostate and they can be also felt as hard nodules on DRE.
Complications of prostate biopsy would be blood in the urine and blood in the semen that can last upto 3 months. The most dreaded would be fever and sepsis which can be life threatening if not promptly treated. This happens in 1-10% of the time and can be prevented by proper antibiotic prophylaxis.
In the end everything would be speculative and the only way to rule out prostate cancer is to do a biopsy
I hope I have succeeded in providing the information you were looking for. Please feel free to write back to me for any further clarifications at: http://www.HealthcareMagic.com/doctors/dr-manuel-c-see-iv/66014 I would gladly help you. Best wishes
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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