Routine use of magnetic resonance imaging in the management of T(1c) carcinoma of the prostate: is it necessary?

Purpose: To assess the role and implications of MRI in the management of patients with stage T(1c) prostate cancer.

Patients And Methods: Data were collected from our oncology database, where all new prostate cancers are recorded, for a period of 3 years ending December 2005. A total of 915 patients were found to have prostate cancer.