Open AccessProstatic calculi detected in peripheral zone of the gland during a transrectal ultrasound biopsy can be significant predictors of prostate cancer
Author(s) -
Lucio Dell’Atti,
Andrea Benedetto Galosi,
Carmelo Ippolito
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
archivio italiano di urologia andrologia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.429
H-Index - 23
eISSN - 2282-4197
pISSN - 1124-3562
DOI - 10.4081/aiua.2016.4.304
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , urology , prostate cancer , biopsy , hyperplasia , ultrasound , prostate biopsy , cancer , pathology , radiology
Prostatic calculi (PC) are usually associated with benign prostatic hyperplasia or chronic inflammation. However, in several studies prostatic inflammation and calcification have been implicated in the pathogenesis of prostate cancer (CaP). We evaluated the prevalence of PC during transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) and correlate the ultrasonographic patterns with histological findings.