Its production increases as prostate disease progresses. The PAP test is used with other tests to detect and monitor advanced prostate cancer. Prostate Biopsy A prostate biopsy is performed to determine the type of cancer, its location, and stage of development. The biopsy is performed with the patient lying on his side with his knees brought up to his chest. The needle is projected into the tumor through the tip of the probe, and a cell sample is extracted from one or several areas of the tumor into the syringe.
Patients also experience a dull ache in the perineum for several days.
Blood may appear in the semen. If there are a large number of blood clots or if the patient cannot urinate, the physician should be contacted or the patient should go to the emergency room for evaluation. Cancer seeding from biopsy is uncommon, but patients and physicians should be aware of this risk. Gleason score . The greater the disparity between the healthy cells and those that are malignant, the more likely the tumor is aggressive and will spread.