In asymptomatic patients with unfavorable intermediate risk prostate cancer and a PSA <10, how helpful/reliable and clinically useful is bone imaging?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice
Bone scans amazingly are still something we discuss, and I imagine when we look back in 5 years at this question (at least I hope), people would think it is unthinkable to order a bone scan for intermediate risk with PSA <10 (let alone in localized PCa) instead of MRI and/or PSMA PET/CT.10 years ...
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Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
I agree with Dr. @Spratt. The incidence of finding metastatic cancer to bone in a patient with a Gleason score less than 8 and a PSA less than 10 is too low to warrant obtaining a bone scan routinely in this patient population. The incidence of bone scan positivity in patients with Gleason scores le...
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Radiation Oncologist at Kansas City VA Medical Center
If you look back before Patterns of Care Study by ...
If you look back before Patterns of Care Study by ...
Radiation Oncologist at Iowa City Cancer Treatment Center
In agreement. Hamed Tewfik, MD
In agreement. Hamed Tewfik, MD
Radiation Oncologist at RadiantCare
Another great answer by Dr. @Spratt. Though in pra...
Another great answer by Dr. @Spratt. Though in pra...