[The density of prostate specific antigen of the transition zone as an early predictor of prostate cancer]

Vestn Khir Im I I Grek. 2008;167(6):119-21.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

The investigation included 98 patients with the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) of blood serum from 0 to 10 ng/ml and with the diagnosis confirmed by the systemic 12-points prostate biopsy. The data obtained clearly show that the PSA density of the transition zone is a potentially true predictor for the early prostate cancer diagnosis in patients with low and middle PSA level (from 0 to 10 ng/ml). When the threshold level of the PSE density in the transition zone is 0.35 ng/ml/cc, its sensitivity and specificity are higher than these indices for the PSA density.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Biomarkers, Tumor / blood*
  • Biopsy
  • Disease Progression
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prognosis
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / blood*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology

Substances

  • Biomarkers, Tumor
  • Prostate-Specific Antigen