Routine Transition Zone Biopsy During Active Surveillance for Prostate Cancer Rarely Provides Unique Evidence of Disease Progression

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
6159249	The Journal of Urology	2012	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Up staging due to transition zone specific pathology is exceedingly rare. Transition zone biopsy in patients on active surveillance should be limited to those with transition zone involvement on initial positive prostate biopsy only.

Keywords

IPPB PSA TRUS pathology, surgical Prostate specific antigen MRI Biopsy Transurethral resection of prostate Magnetic resonance imaging Radical prostatectomy Transrectal ultrasound TURP Neoplasm staging Transition zone peripheral zone Prostatic neoplasms Active surveillance Prostate