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Urology (Expert Forum)
I need information...
Answered by
Kevin Pho, MD - Internal Medicine
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Questions in the Urology forum are answered by Dr. Stephen Liroff, affiliated with the Henry Ford Hospital. Topics covered include benign prostate disease, penis curvature, cystisis, kidney stones, pediatric urology, prostate, sexual dysfunction, urinary tract infections (UTI), and urological cancers.
I need information...
by lizm, Sep 20, 2004 12:00AM
My father's PSA test came back with a score of 110! His only symptoms have been frequent urination and thin stools. He is 66 years old and otherwise in excellent health. I have made arrangements for him to see a Urologic Oncoligst at the University of Washington (we live in Seattle) but what else should I do? Can someone please prepare me for what possibly lies ahead. I need "worst case" scenerios as well as optimism. Someone please help...
Sincerely,
Lizm
Sincerely,
Lizm
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Pho, MD, Sep 21, 2004 12:00AM
, Sep 21, 2004 12:00AM
Certainly prostate cancer tops the list of concerns. Other possibilities would include prostatitis as well as prostatic hypertrophy.
What will happen next would be a prostate biopsy to evaluate for the possibility of cancer. If positive, treatment would depend on how far it has spread.
If the biopsies are negative, appropriate treatment would be made according to what is found (i.e. antibiotics for prostatitis). But with a PSA that high, cancer needs to be ruled out.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
What will happen next would be a prostate biopsy to evaluate for the possibility of cancer. If positive, treatment would depend on how far it has spread.
If the biopsies are negative, appropriate treatment would be made according to what is found (i.e. antibiotics for prostatitis). But with a PSA that high, cancer needs to be ruled out.
Followup with your personal physician is essential.
This answer is not intended as and does not substitute for medical advice - the information presented is for patient education only. Please see your personal physician for further evaluation of your individual case.
Kevin, M.D.
Medical Weblog:
kevinmd_b
