Diagnostic methods for male prostate cancer

How is male prostate cancer diagnosed? Prostate cancer is the most harmful disease to men, and early detection and early treatment are necessary. Today, we will introduce to you the diagnostic methods of male prostate cancer. Let's take a look.

Symptoms of prostate cancer

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

Obstruction symptoms: The symptoms of bladder neck obstruction in prostate cancer are almost the same as those in benign prostatic hyperplasia, manifested as slow urine flow, urgency, interrupted urine flow, incomplete urination, frequent urination, and in severe cases can cause dribbling urination and urine retention.

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

How to diagnose prostate cancer in men

CT and MRI: CT and MRI have great limitations in the diagnosis of early prostate cancer, especially the low detection rate of small nodular cancer foci in the capsule of stage I and II. However, they play an important role in clinical staging and can detect prostate contours, surrounding fat spaces, pelvic organ metastasis, pelvic lymphadenopathy, bone and distant organ metastasis. CT and MRI examinations are mainly used to determine the scope and stage of the lesion, estimate the surgical efficacy and prognosis, etc.

Bone ECT examination: mainly for patients with advanced prostate cancer. The most common distant metastasis of prostate cancer is bone formation, which is often seen in the spine and pelvis. This may be due to the connection between the prostate vein and the spinal venous system. When prostate cancer is diagnosed, ECT should be performed regardless of whether the patient has bone pain symptoms. This is of great significance for treatment plans and prognosis.

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS): Transrectal ultrasound can clearly show the size of the prostate, capsule integrity, whether it bulges into the bladder, the size and number of nodules, etc. It can macroscopically distinguish BpH and pCa and guide prostate puncture biopsy. With the development of ultrasound equipment and technology, color ultrasound and three-dimensional ultrasound are gradually used in clinical diagnosis.

Prostate cancer requires the above tests to be confirmed.