Diagnostic methods for prostate cancer in men

Prostate cancer is the most harmful disease for men, and it must be detected and treated early. Today, what we want to popularize for you is what are the diagnostic methods for male prostate cancer, let's take a look.

Symptoms of prostate cancer

Systemic manifestations of prostate cancer symptoms: constitutional symptoms include weight loss, fatigue, low-grade fever, progressive anemia, cachexia, or renal failure.

Obstructive symptoms: The symptoms of bladder neck obstruction in prostate cancer are almost the same as those of benign prostatic hyperplasia, which are manifested as slow urine flow, urgency, interruption of urine flow, incomplete urination, frequent urination, and in severe cases, it can cause urinary dripping and urinary retention.

In the meantime, what tests are suitable for prostate cancer?

Diagnostic methods for prostate cancer in men

CT and MRI: CT and MRI have significant limitations on early prostate cancer diagnosis, especially for stage I and II small intracapsular nodule lesions. However, it plays an important role in clinical staging, and can detect prostate contour, surrounding fat gap, pelvic organ metastasis, pelvic lymphadenopathy, bone and distant organ metastases. CT and MRI examinations are mainly used to determine the extent and stage of lesions, and to estimate the efficacy and prognosis of surgery.

Bone ECT examination: Mainly for patients with advanced prostate cancer, the most common distant metastasis of pCa is osteogenesis, which is more common in the spine and pelvis, and may be the reason for the connection of the prostate vein to the vertebral venous system. When prostate cancer is diagnosed, ECT should be performed regardless of whether the patient has symptoms of bone pain, which is important for treatment and prognosis.

Transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS): Transrectal ultrasonography can clearly show the size of the prostate, the integrity of the capsule, whether it is convex to the bladder, the size and number of nodules, etc., and can macroscopically distinguish BpH and pCa, and can guide prostate needle biopsy. With the advancement of ultrasound equipment and technology, color ultrasound and three-dimensional ultrasound are gradually used in clinical diagnosis.

Prostate cancer requires the above tests to confirm the diagnosis.