Publications by authors named "Mara Curduman"

Introduction: To evaluate the detection rate for prostate cancer (PCa) performing multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) fusion targeted biopsy (TPBx) combined only with ipsilateral systematic prostate biopsy (SPBx).

Materials And Methods: From January 2023 to December 2023, 495 men with clinical suspicion of PCa underwent transperineal SPBx plus TPBx in the presence of PI-RADS score lesions ≥ 3.

Results: In 250/495 men (50.

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Background/aim: This study aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of prostate-specific membrane antigen (PSMA)-directed positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) in pelvic nodal staging, using postoperative histopathology data as the reference standard.

Patients And Methods: From January 2020 to June 2024, 78 patients with clinically significant prostate cancer (PCa) (ISUP Grade Group 2) underwent radical prostatectomy plus extended pelvic lymph node dissection (ePLND): 60 (77%) vs. 18 (23%) men had an intermediate vs.

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Introduction: To evaluate the accuracy of PSMA PET/CT in the diagnosis and clinical staging of prostatic ductal adenocarcinoma (DAC).

Materials And Methods: Two Caucasian men 58 and 62 years old were admitted to our Department for dysuria: the patients had not familiarity for prostate cancer (PCa), PSA values were 5.6 and 2.

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