Is it suitable to eliminate bone scan for prostate cancer patients with PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL? - Takeaways - MDSpire

Is it suitable to eliminate bone scan for prostate cancer patients with PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL?

  • By

  • Seung Hwan Lee

  • Mun Su Chung

  • Kyung Kgi Park

  • Chan Dong Yom

  • Dae Hoon Lee

  • Byung Ha Chung

  • July 16, 2011

  • 0 min

Share

  • 1

    Bone scans are essential for detecting bone metastasis in prostate cancer, but they are costly and time-consuming.

  • 2

    AUA and EAU guidelines suggest bone scans may not be necessary for patients with PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL and Gleason score ≤ 7.

  • 3

    A study in Japan found a higher incidence of positive bone scans in patients with low PSA levels compared to North America and Europe.

  • 4

    In this study, 14.3% of newly diagnosed prostate cancer patients had positive bone scans, higher than in the U.S. but lower than in Japan.

  • 5

    Among patients with PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL and GS ≤ 7, 25.3% had positive bone scans, indicating the need for careful evaluation of screening criteria.

Original Source(s)

Is it suitable to eliminate bone scan for prostate cancer patients with PSA ≤ 20 ng/mL?

  • by Seung Hwan Lee, Mun Su Chung, Kyung Kgi Park, Chan Dong Yom, Dae Hoon Lee, Byung Ha Chung

  • July 16, 2011

Related Content

Does non-visible haematuria require urgent assessment? A retrospective cohort study from a university teaching hospital

Combined T2 and diffusion-weighted MR imaging with template prostate biopsies in men suspected with prostate cancer but negative transrectal ultrasound-guided biopsies

The combination of prostate health index and multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging in prostate cancer diagnosis: efficacy analysis in different PSA ranges and its clinical decision-guiding value