Title: Assessment of Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Level as Diagnostic Marker for Prostate Cancer in the Gezira State, Sudan
Authors: Rania M. SidAhmed, Algaili M. Algaili. Abdalraheem Ali Babiker
Volume: 6
Issue: 2
Pages: 8-12
Publication Date: 2022/02/28
Abstract:
The screening tests help to find cancers in an early stage when they are more easily cured. Prostate cancer can be found early by testing the amount of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in the blood. The main objective of this study is to compare the diagnosis, sensitivity, specificity and accuracy between H&E sections and Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) level in the diagnosis of prostate cancer. Prostate tissue (samples from the bank) was diagnosed firstly using H&E stain & a second diagnosis using Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Blood Test was done, finally the diagnoses were compared together. Laboratory analysis of selected 118 prostate samples showed the following: Statistically there was significant difference in the diagnosis between PSA with H&E stain (p-value=0.000