Tag: high grade PIN

  • Biomarker predicts malignancy potential of prostate lesions –

    From Urology Times Spanish researchers have found a means of distinguishing between high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) lesions destined to become cancerous and those that will remain benign, which may spare patients the discomfort and inconvenience of unnecessary needle biopsies, according to a study in Clinical Cancer Research (2008; 14:2617-22). This is the first studay…

  • You probably should perform a repeat biopsy after high grade pin (HGPIN)

    IngentaConnect The incidence of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia a…: CONCLUSION: Identifying multifocal HGPIN on first saturation biopsy is associated with an overall cancer detection rate of 80% on repeat 10-12-core biopsy. Although there were few patients, the detection of multifocal HGPIN warrants additional searches for concurrent invasive carcinoma by repeated biopsy. The diagnosis of high…