Evaluation of serum prostate specific antigen  level in correlation with age, prostatic volume and  International Prostate Symptom Score

Vida A�. O.; Nemes–Nagy Eniko; Martha Orsolya; Kocsis Katalin

Volume : III, Issue : IX, September - 2013

Evaluation of serum prostate specific antigen level in correlation with age, prostatic volume and International Prostate Symptom Score

Vida A . O. , Nemes Nagy Eniko, Martha Orsolya, Kocsis Katalin

Abstract :

The aim of the study was to see if there is any correlation between serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) and prostate enlargements. This correlation was studied in order to establish whether elevated PSA levels could be a diagnosis for prostate cancer before the appearance of any specific symptoms. 313 male subjects from Mure? County (Romania) participated to the screening. The results from the PSA measurement and the prostate volume examination were compared. A positive correlation is present between the IPSS and the PSA serum concentration. Correlation was found between the PSA serum concentration and age. No correlation was found between serum PSA level and other laboratory parameters. PSA concentration compared with prostatic volume and residual urine volume were also more closely investigated. The corroboration of PSA level with information obtained by ultrasound and rectal examination, showed to be helpful in early diagnosis of prostate cancer and benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH).