Are prostate nodules serious?

Prostate disease usually occurs in older men. When a patient has prostate disease, not only will the patient have some difficulty urinating, but the patient may also experience prostate pain. Prostate pain may also cause prostate nodules to appear. Treatment must be carried out in advance, otherwise it will be very harmful to the health of the body. So are prostate nodules serious?

Prostate cancer is common in middle-aged and elderly men. There are usually no symptoms in the early stages, so diagnosis is needed to detect the disease early. To diagnose prostate cancer, it is necessary to follow the rectal examination, serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test, rectal ultrasound and prostate puncture biopsy in sequence.

1. Rectal examination is the simplest, most economical and practical method. If prostate nodules are found during rectal examination, prostate cancer is suspected and further examination should be performed.

2. Serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test is currently the most sensitive indicator for screening prostate cancer. Under normal circumstances, the PSA in the blood is no higher than 4ng/ml. It increases when there is prostate cancer or other prostate diseases. If the PSA is elevated and it is excluded that it is obviously caused by inflammation or other influencing factors, then the possibility of prostate cancer is suspected.

3. Rectal ultrasound examination will affect the PSA results, so it should be performed after the PSA test. The ultrasound probe is inserted into the rectum like a rectal digital examination to observe prostate lesions.

4. Prostate puncture biopsy Prostate puncture biopsy is the gold standard for diagnosing prostate cancer. If a patient feels a nodule during rectal examination, has elevated serum PSA, or has suspicious lesions found during ultrasound examination, he or she should undergo a transrectal prostate puncture biopsy.