PSA as a Predictive Tool for Detecting Bone Metastases in Bone Scan

Ali Alasmar; Ayman Alqaralla; Khaled Alkawaldah; Abdelbaset Rawashdah; Mahmood Alhabashneh; Mai Ali Salameh; Zakaria Khatatbeh

doi:10.5742/MEFM.2014.92448

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PSA as a Predictive Tool for Detecting Bone Metastases in Bone Scan

Authors:

Ali Alasmar | Ayman Alqaralla | Khaled Alkawaldah | Abdelbaset Rawashdah | Mahmood Alhabashneh | Mai Ali Salameh | Zakaria Khatatbeh

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2014 vol.12 Issue 2, pp.4-6

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

46117

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742/MEFM.2014.92448

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Abstract:

 Introduction: PSA is considered as a tumor marker for prostate cancer which has helped since its first application in the early detection, prognosis andfollow up of patients with prostate cancer. In our study we collect the results of bone scans of patients with prostate cancer and correlate them with their serum PSA value to predict the efficacy of PSA value in predicting bone metastases.
Material and methods: Our study was in 102 patients withprostate adenocarcinoma who were treated in our urology center and sent for staging in the nuclear medicine Lab for bone isotope scan for the detection of bone metastases in addition to the collection of their PSA value and the comparison between scan results and PSA value.
Results: We divided our patients into two groups according to their PSA value considering the first one with patients of PSAmore than 20ng/ml and thesecond group with PSA of less than or equal to 20ng/ml. The results were 82.7% of patients with PSA more than 20ng/ml to have a positive scan with bone metastases and 82% of patients with PSA less than or equal to 20ng/ml to have a negative scan.
Conclusion: PSA can beconsidered as a good tool for the prediction of bone metastases in patients with prostate cancer especially for patients with a PSA value of 20 ng/ml and more, and as an accepted tool when the PSA value is 10-20 ng/ml.

Article Details

PSA as a Predictive Tool for Detecting Bone Metastases in Bone Scan

Authors:

Ali Alasmar | Ayman Alqaralla | Khaled Alkawaldah | Abdelbaset Rawashdah | Mahmood Alhabashneh | Mai Ali Salameh | Zakaria Khatatbeh

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2014 vol.12 Issue 2, pp.4-6

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

46117

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742/MEFM.2014.92448

Descriptors:

CANCER

PROSTATE

NEOPLASMS

METASTASIS

BONES

DIAGNOSIS

PATIENTS

PSA

Bone Metastases

Issues

Article Details

Authors: Ali Alasmar | Ayman Alqaralla | Khaled Alkawaldah | Abdelbaset Rawashdah | Mahmood Alhabashneh | Mai Ali Salameh | Zakaria Khatatbeh

Publisher: medi+WORLD International

Main Topics: Medicine

Journal: World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2014 vol.12 Issue 2, pp.4-6

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 3/2014

Document Language: English

Document ID (Org No.): 46117

Frequency: Monthly

eISSN: 18390196

pISSN: 18390188

DOI: 10.5742/MEFM.2014.92448

Descriptors:

Issues

Authors:

Ali Alasmar | Ayman Alqaralla | Khaled Alkawaldah | Abdelbaset Rawashdah | Mahmood Alhabashneh | Mai Ali Salameh | Zakaria Khatatbeh

Publisher:

medi+WORLD International

Main Topics:

Medicine

Journal:

World Family Medicine Journal: Incorporating the Middle East Journal of Family Medicine 2014 vol.12 Issue 2, pp.4-6

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

3/2014

Document Language:

English

Document ID (Org No.):

46117

Frequency:

Monthly

eISSN:

18390196

pISSN:

18390188

DOI:

10.5742/MEFM.2014.92448