TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE STAGIN G OF PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA

Accurate preoperative staging of prostate adenocarcinoma is especially important before radical prostatectomy. The purpose of this prospecti ve study was to investigate the staging accuracy of transrectal ultras onography in prostatic adenocarcinoma. The results of the preoperative staging evaluation in 126 patients with endorectal ultrasound were co mpared with the histopathologic findings after radical prostatectomy. Correct staging by transrectal sonography was possible in 82 of 126 pa tients (65%). For stage pT3 tumors, sensitivity, specificity and posit ive predictive value were 69%, 51% and 82% respectively.