Prostate Biopsy Sampling Causes Hematogenous Dissemination of Epithelial Cellular Material

Table 3

Patients with PCa at CNB, way of treatment (groups C, D, and E). Score for epithelial cellular material in peripheral venous blood before/after CNB: 0 = none; 1 = 1–5; 2 = 6–10; 3 = 11, and more. Change of score before/after CNB.

Pat number	PCa at CNB	Op = 1; not = 0	Epithelial cellular material; before CNB score	Epithelial cellular material after CNB score	Epithelial cellular material difference; before/after CNB score change
Prostatectomy (C)
1	1	1	0	1	1
2	1	1	0	1	1
3	1	1	0	0	0
4	1	1	0	1	1
5	1	1	2	2	0
6	1	1	2	2	0
7	1	1	1	1	0
8	1	1	0	1	1
9	1	1	2	3	1
10	1	1	0	1	1
∑	10	10	4	9	6
Radiation treatment (D)
14	1	0	0	1	1
20	1	0	0	1	1
∑	2	2	0	2	2
Active surveillance (E)
11	1	0	0	1	1
12	1	0	0	0	0
13	1	0	0	0	0
15	1	0	0	0	0
16	1	0	0	1	1
17	1	0	0	2	1
18	1	0	2	2	0
19	1	0	2	3	1
21	1	0	1	2	1
22	1	0	1	2	1
23	1	0	3	3	0
∑	11	11	5	8	6
All patients with PCA at CNB
∑23	23		9	19	14