[Can we do without bone gammagraphy in the staging of prostatic cancer?]

Actas Urol Esp. 1992 Jun;16(6):487-9; discussion 489-90.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Correlation between findings on bone gammagraphy and PSA levels in 144 patients with untreated prostate cancer are analyzed. With prevalence of metastatic disease in 57.6% cases and considering the predictive cut value of metastasis to be 20 ng/ml, there were positive and negative predictive values of 64.9% and 73.9%, with a diagnostic confidence of 66.6%. We conclude that bone gammagraphy is essential for staging prostate cancer even in patients with PSA below 20 ng/ml.

MeSH terms

  • Bone Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Bone Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neoplasm Staging / methods
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
  • Prostatic Neoplasms / pathology
  • Radionuclide Imaging
  • Spectrometry, Gamma