Clincal significance of prostate cancer diagnosed by 12 core biopsy

초록

12 core biopsy improves the detection rate of prostate cancer: However the clinical significance of these additionally detected tumors has not been established. we retrospectively evaluated the clinical difference between prostate cancers detected by only the 12 core biopsy and by the 6 core biopsy from patients underwent radical prostatectomy. The prostate cancer diagnosed by means of 12 core bipsy did not appear to be of a cllinically lower risk than those detected with 6 core biopsy. We have firmly shown that 12 core biopsy is a more clilnically effective procedure than 6 core biopsy.