Prostate Biopsy

Prostate Biopsy

What Affects the Test

Reasons you may not be able to have the test or why the results may not be helpful include:

  • The biopsy may not contain enough tissue to make a diagnosis.
  • A chance that a cancer may be missed since the biopsy takes a small amount of tissue.
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Medical Review:
E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
Christopher G. Wood, MD, FACS - Urology, Oncology
Last Updated:
December 28, 2012
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