Abstract:
Objective To investigate the diagnostic efficacy of transrectal conventional ultrasound-guided systematic biopsy and transrectal contrast-enhanced ultrasonography (CEUS)-guided targeted biopsy for suspected prostate cancer (PCa).
Methods A total of 239 patients with suspected PCa who were admitted to Shanghai Fengxian District Central Hospital between February 2021 and February 2024 were selected. Among them, 139 patients who underwent transrectal CEUS-guided targeted biopsy were included in the CEUS group. The conventional group included 100 patients who underwent transrectal conventional ultrasound-guided biopsy (12-core biopsy). The detection rates of PCa and clinically significant prostate cancer (CsPCa) in the two groups were compared. The detection rates of PCa in different subgroups were also analyzed. Core number, positive single-core count, and biopsy-related complications were compared between the two groups.
Results Biopsy confirmed PCa in 75 (53.96%) patients and benign lesions in 64 (46.04%) patients in the CEUS group. In the conventional group, 38 (38.00 %) patients had PCa, and 62 (62.00 %) had benign lesions. The detection rate of PCa in the CEUS group was significantly higher than that in the conventional group (P<0.05). There were statistically significant differences in the detection rate of PCa between the different age groups and patients with different prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels in the CEUS group (P<0.05). Moreover, there were statistically significant differences in the detection rate of PCa between patients with different PSA levels in the conventional group (P<0.05). For patients aged >70 years, the PCa detection rate in the CEUS group was significantly higher than that in the conventional group (P<0.05). When the PSA level was >20 ng/mL, the PCa detection rate in the CEUS group was significantly higher than that in the conventional group (P<0.05). When the prostate volume was 31–60 cm3, the detection rate of PCa in the CEUS group was significantly higher than that in the conventional group (P<0.05). The CEUS group received a total of 283 targeted punctures, whereas the conventional group received 1,200 systematic punctures. The positivity rate for a single core was significantly higher in the CEUS group than that in the conventional group (P<0.001). Biopsy-related complications were comparable between the two groups (P>0.05).
Conclusions Transrectal CEUS-guided targeted biopsy can achieve a high detection and single-core positive rate in the diagnosis of PCa, particularly in older patients with high PSA levels. Moreover, it is safe.