In:
Urologia Internationalis, S. Karger AG, Vol. 75, No. 3 ( 2005), p. 222-226
Abstract:
〈 i 〉 Purpose: 〈 /i 〉 Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) has a restricted predictive value for prostate cancer in the low-intermediate PSA range (2.5–10 ng/ml). Our aim was to determine the predictive value of the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) for positive prostate needle biopsy (PNB) in patients who underwent transrectal ultrasound (TRUS)-guided prostate biopsy with a low-intermediate PSA level. 〈 i 〉 Patients and Methods: 〈 /i 〉 Between 2001 and 2004, the data of 389 consecutive patients applying for any urologic complaint to our department and who underwent TRUS-guided prostate biopsy due to an elevated serum PSA and/or abnormal digital rectal examination (DRE) were retrospectively analyzed. A total of 158 eligible patients with a low-intermediate PSA level were included in the study. The patient’s age, PSA, free PSA, free/total PSA, prostate volume, PSA density (PSAD), pre-biopsy IPSS were compared in the positive and negative biopsy groups. 〈 i 〉 Results: 〈 /i 〉 Fifty-eight of 158 patients (37%) who underwent TRUS-guided prostate biopsy had positive PNBs. Forty-eight patients (30%) had abnormal DREs. In the positive PNB group, the mean age was older and PSAD was higher, but the means of the prostate volumes and total IPSS were lower (p 〈 0.05). Multivariate analysis demonstrated that age and IPSS were independent predictors of a positive PNB (p 〈 0.05). The odds ratio of mild IPSS for positive PNB controlled for age was 3.0 (95% CI 1.5–6.7). Receiver-operating characteristics analysis revealed a mild IPSS (AUC = 0.640) and was a considerable predictor for positive PNB as well as PSAD (AUC = 0.648). The sensitivity and specificity of IPSS with a cutoff value of 7.5 points were 31 and 87% for prediction of prostate cancer detection. 〈 i 〉 Conclusion: 〈 /i 〉 In the low-intermediate PSA range, mild IPSS may be a predictive factor for positive PNB with a similar specificity of PSAD.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0042-1138
,
1423-0399
Language:
English
Publisher:
S. Karger AG
Publication Date:
2005
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1464417-4
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