
44 patients seeked medical advice for low urinary symptoms. Their examination consisted of digital rectal investigation, test for prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the serum, transurethral ultrasonic investigation, fine needle multifocal biopsy of the prostate. Three groups were identified by the PSA levels. 7 patients of group 1 had PSA up to 6 ng/ml. Cancer was diagnosed in 3 of them, prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PIN) in 4 patients. 16 patients of group 2 had PSA within 7-10 ng/ml. In this group only 1 patient had cancer, the rest 15 had PIN. 21 patients of group 3 with PSA at least 10 ng/ml had cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, PIN (12, 2 and 7 patients, respectively). 3 patients with high-grade PIN and PSA above 10 ng/ml in 6 months were diagnosed to have adenocarcinoma, in 6 such patients signs of dysplasia disappeared after antiandrogenic therapy. Further investigations on diagnosis and treatment of PIN are desirable.
Diagnosis, Differential, Male, Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Biopsy, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Prostatic Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Prostate-Specific Antigen
Diagnosis, Differential, Male, Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia, Biopsy, Biomarkers, Tumor, Humans, Prostatic Neoplasms, Middle Aged, Prostate-Specific Antigen
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