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Han-Kuang Chen1, Richard Pemberton1
1St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia.
BMJ Case Reports
|January 10, 2016
Summary
A benign intraprostatic cyst, not prostate cancer, caused extremely high prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in one patient. This finding highlights the importance of considering benign conditions when interpreting elevated PSA.
Area of Science:
- Urology
- Oncology
- Pathology
Background:
- Elevated serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels are a key biomarker for prostate cancer screening and management.
- High PSA values often lead to invasive procedures like radical prostatectomy for presumed prostate cancer.

