Prostate Biopsy (eBook)

Steven Jones, MD, is the Vice Chairman of hte Glickman Urological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation, one of the foremost departments of urology in the world.  He is an expert in many aspects of urological science and medicine and has assembled the greatest international team to address the questions surrounding prostate biopsy.  

Preface 7
Contents 9
Contributors 11
1 Defining the Problem: From Subclinical Disease to Clinically Insignificant Prostate Cancer 13
2 What Every Patient Should Know about Prostate Cancer Before He Submits to Biopsy of His Prostate 24
3 Prostate-Specific Antigen and Prostate Cancer Screening 26
4 The Role of Complexed Prostate-Specific Antigen in Prostate Cancer Screening 39
5 Newly Recognized Forms of Prostate-Specific Antigen and Emerging Molecular Markers 52
6 The Role of Prostate-Specific Antigen in the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer 69
7 Prostate Cancer Screening: Navigating the Controversy 79
8 Prostate Cancer Nomograms and How They Measure Up to Neural Networks 91
9 Preparation for Prostate Biopsy 105
10 Principles of Prostate Ultrasound 113
11 Minimizing Pain and Optimizing Patient Experience During Prostate Biopsy 128
12 Prostate Biopsy Techniques 150
13 Biopsy Strategies - How Many and Where? 171
14 Transperineal Prostate Biopsy 185
15 Repeat Prostate Biopsies and the Vienna Nomograms 204
16 Saturation Biopsy for Detection and Characterization of Prostate Cancer 222
17 Pathologic Implications of Prostate Biopsy 235
18 Complications of Transrectal Ultrasound-Guided Prostate Biopsy 259
19 Management and Controversies of High-Grade Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia and Atypical Small Acinar Proliferation on Prostate Biopsy 273
20 Future Directions in Prostate Cancer Diagnosis 291
Index 317