Open AccessDetection rate of prostate cancer following 12-core extended biopsy in a Semi-urban Nigerian Tertiary Hospital
Author(s) -
Friday Emeakpor Ogbetere,
Eshiobo Irekpita
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
urology annals
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.355
H-Index - 20
eISSN - 0974-7834
pISSN - 0974-7796
DOI - 10.4103/ua.ua_136_20
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate cancer , rectal examination , biopsy , cancer , cancer detection , prostate , prostate biopsy , ultrasound , prospective cohort study , urology , radiology , gynecology
Transrectal prostate biopsy using the extended protocol has become the standard mode of obtaining tissue for histological diagnosis with cancer detection rate varying with race and geographical regions. This study is aimed at evaluating the cancer detection rate following a 12-core extended transrectal biopsy of the prostate in a semi-urban Nigerian tertiary hospital.