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Surgery General 3b428137

50 year old male with positive family history of prostate cancer has come to you for a screening test. The most sensitive screening test to pickup prostate cancer is:

A
DRE
B
PSA
C
DRE + PSA
D
Endorectal Coil MRI with T1W and T2W images
High-Yield Explanation
DRE + PSA CSDT writes - "Even so, the realities of clinical practice are that the combination of digital rectal examination and serum PSA monitoring is the most effective screening protocol." Smith's Urology writes - "At the present time the data suggest that if screening is done, the combination of DRE & Serum PSA is best." But if we have to choose one investigation, it would be PSA. The diagnosis of Ca Prostate is established by TRUS-guided transrectal biopsy.

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