The diagnosis of prostate cancer dissemination
Garín, J.é A.L.; Mas, A.G.
Archivos Espanoles de Urologia 59(10): 1011-1020
2006
ISSN/ISBN: 0004-0614 PMID: 17283714 Document Number: 598578
Prostate cancer preferentially metastasizes to regional lymph nodes and bone. The incidence of dissemination has been reduced over the last years mainly due to the compost use of PSA. For this reason, the indication of complementary diagnostic tests has evolved with the aim of improving the diagnostic yield. Some of these techniques are currently under evaluation and may contribute in the close future to change the study of dissemination in the clinical practice. CT scan or MRI are the standard imaging studies for lymph node dissemination, whereas bone scan continues to be the routine test for bone dissemination.