Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

[Prostate-specific antigen in prostatic pathology].

P Teillac1, C Peyret, M Leroy

  • 1Service d'Urologie, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Paris.

Annales D'Urologie
|January 1, 1988
PubMed
Summary
This summary is machine-generated.

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Impact of the 2nd, 3rd and 4th waves of the COVID-19 pandemic on wait times in head and neck cancer: A retrospective study in a French expert center.

European annals of otorhinolaryngology, head and neck diseases·2024
Same author

Pyrocarbon interposition implant after lunate resection in Kienböck's disease: A case series.

Hand surgery & rehabilitation·2022
Same author

Arthroplasty for destroyed proximal interphalangeal joint in hand trauma surgery: Silicone hinged NeuFlex® or gliding Tactys®?

Hand surgery & rehabilitation·2022
Same author

Radiological and functional correlation following "SLIC" scapholunate-intercarpal ligamentoplasty at minimum 12 months' follow-up.

Hand surgery & rehabilitation·2022
Same author

Inhibitory control in poker: Do experienced non-pathological poker gamblers exhibit better performance than healthy controls on motor, verbal and emotional expression inhibition?

Journal of behavioral addictions·2020
Same author

[Remarkable medical advances in rheumatology : may be…].

Revue medicale de Liege·2020
Same journal

Prostate cancer at the 2007 ASCO meeting: an urologist's perspective.

Annales d'urologie·2008
Same journal

[Surgical treatment of ureteropyelic junction stenosis using robotic-assisted laparoscopy].

Annales d'urologie·2008
Same journal

[Robotic-assisted laparoscopy: general principles].

Annales d'urologie·2008
Same journal

[De novo tumours of renal transplants].

Annales d'urologie·2008
Same journal

[Immunosuppression in kidney transplantation].

Annales d'urologie·2008
Same journal

[Surgical complications in kidney transplantation].

Annales d'urologie·2008
See all related articles

Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) indicates active prostate disease, not exclusively cancer. Elevated PSA levels are useful for monitoring prostate cancer patients, especially after surgery.

Area of Science:

  • Urology
  • Oncology
  • Biochemistry

Context:

  • Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and prostate acid phosphatase (PAP) are established prostate tissue markers.
  • Elevated PSA levels are observed in prostate cancer but also in benign inflammatory prostate conditions.
  • A study involving 600 patients investigated the diagnostic utility of PSA in various prostate disorders.

Purpose:

  • To evaluate the clinical usefulness of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) levels in distinguishing between malignant and benign prostate conditions.
  • To assess the correlation between PSA levels and different prostate pathologies, including carcinoma and benign prostatic hypertrophy.

Summary:

  • Significant differences in PSA levels were noted between prostate carcinomas and adenomas, and within stage A carcinomas versus adenomas.

Related Experiment Videos

  • However, no significant difference in PSA was found between stage A carcinomas and benign prostatic hypertrophy with inflammation.
  • PSA serves as an indicator of active prostatic disease rather than a specific cancer marker, necessitating further investigations for malignancy confirmation.

    • Impact:

    • PSA is a valuable tool for monitoring patients with prostate carcinoma, particularly after radical prostatectomy.
    • The findings underscore the importance of interpreting PSA levels in conjunction with other diagnostic methods to determine malignancy.
    • This research contributes to a better understanding of PSA's role in the management of prostate disorders.