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Radiology, Vol 198, 807-811, Copyright © 1996 by Radiological Society of North America

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Prostate carcinoma: MR imaging findings after cryosurgery

CL Kalbhen, H Hricak, K Shinohara, M Chen, F Parivar, J Kurhanewicz, DB Vigneron and PR Carroll
Department of Radiology, University of California, San Francisco 94143, USA.

PURPOSE: To determine the morphologic changes in the prostate gland after cryosurgery and to assess the value of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging in detecting residual tumor. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty- seven patients with prostate carcinoma underwent endorectal MR imaging after cryosurgery. Eighteen patients also underwent MR imaging before cryosurgery. MR findings were correlated with posttreatment clinical data, prostate-specific antigen level, and biopsy results. RESULTS: Mean prostate volume had decreased by 52% in patients examined 8 weeks or more after cryosurgery. Zonal differentiation was lost in 22 of 27 patients (81%). Areas of intraprostatic necrosis were identified in 14 of 27 patients (52%). A thick capsule enveloped the gland and neurovascular bundles in 24 of 27 patients (89%). Osteonecrosis of the symphysis pubis was seen in six of 27 patients (22%). Positive and negative predictive values for MR assessment of recurrent tumor were 44% and 73%, respectively. CONCLUSION: Cryosurgery-induced changes in the prostate gland preclude reliable detection of residual prostate carcinoma at MR imaging.


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