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Advise on number of samples for template biopsy

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Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 09:57

I had my template biopsy yesterday afternoon,everything went well I had little or no pain afterwards and I have not got any this morning. My concern is that when I asked my Urologist how many samples he took he said 27.

This seemed rather precise to me as I have been told that both my DRE and MRI scan were normal and the only reason for the biopsy was that I have a PCA count of 11.5 and I understood that the normal range of samples is 30 to 50.

I will have a chat with a specialist nurse on Monday to see if they know of any reason why the number of samples were so precis, but I would like to hear from anybody who has has a similar experience.

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Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 17:01

They stick the needles in at 5mm intervals so you probably just have a small prostate twsm - the average of 30 - 50 is probably based on the fact that so many men having template biopsy will have an enlarged prostate for whatever reason.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

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Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 18:44

My psa had risen from 15 to 43 very quickly. My template biopsy was only 25 samples. I said that seemed quite a low number. He explained that if I had cancer it was very aggressive , and he would easily find it in those samples. He did find cancer but missed the really aggressive bit , which was found after another round of scans and a further TRUS biopsy.
Best wishes

Edited by member 02 Apr 2016 at 18:45  | Reason: Not specified

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Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 16:45

My OH had a template biopsy in Feb. He had 46 cores taken because MRI had showed new areas of concern. Almost a prostatectomy I'd have thought
Good luck with your results

User
Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 17:01

They stick the needles in at 5mm intervals so you probably just have a small prostate twsm - the average of 30 - 50 is probably based on the fact that so many men having template biopsy will have an enlarged prostate for whatever reason.

"Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards." Soren Kierkegaard

User
Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 17:25

BJS/LyneEyre: Thanks, I feel a bit more comfortable now.

User
Posted 02 Apr 2016 at 18:44

My psa had risen from 15 to 43 very quickly. My template biopsy was only 25 samples. I said that seemed quite a low number. He explained that if I had cancer it was very aggressive , and he would easily find it in those samples. He did find cancer but missed the really aggressive bit , which was found after another round of scans and a further TRUS biopsy.
Best wishes

Edited by member 02 Apr 2016 at 18:45  | Reason: Not specified

 
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