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Millions of men experience prostate problems every year. But what defines prostate enlargement and how does the prostate grow as it enlarges?...

Q: prostate enlarged

asked by: beachbear1 on July 20th, 2009

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I would LIke to know do you get a tc scan for and enlarged prostate and if so what are you look for.

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Dr. Robert Wascher , MD

replied on July 20th, 2009

Typically, the initial evaluation of an enlarged prostate includes a PSA blood test, a digital rectal examination and, in most cases, a rectal ultrasound. If any of these tests are suspicious for prostate cancer, then an ultrasound-guided transrectal needle biopsy can be performed.

Sincerely/ Robert A. Wascher, MD, FACS

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beachbear1

replied on July 21st, 2009

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If you have had prostate cancer and you had radiation, and now a couple of years later they are doing tc scan do they think the cancer may have retuned, or maybe it is something else

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