Iatrogenic Extraprostatic Extension of Prostate Cancer From a Needle Biopsy

Michael H Johnson; Francesca Khani; Edward M Schaeffer

doi:10.1016/j.eucr.2015.01.011

Iatrogenic Extraprostatic Extension of Prostate Cancer From a Needle Biopsy

Urol Case Rep. 2015 Mar 14;3(3):56-8. doi: 10.1016/j.eucr.2015.01.011. eCollection 2015 May.

Authors

Michael H Johnson¹, Francesca Khani¹, Edward M Schaeffer¹

Affiliation

¹ Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions, Brady Urological Institute, 600 N Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.

Abstract

Seeding of prostate cancer along a needle biopsy track is a rare complication. The diagnosis of this presents a significant upstaging of the disease and profound potential changes to the treatment strategy. In this report, we present a 71 year-old male with otherwise low-risk prostate cancer on final pathology except for extraprostatic extension (EPE) along a probable needle track. We further review the relevant literature regarding this rare but important complication with prostate needle biopsy.

Keywords: Biopsy; Extraprostatic extension; Prostate cancer.

Publication types

Case Reports