PSA e Gleason: chaves para compreender o estadiamento do câncer de próstata
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Introdução: O câncer de próstata é a neoplasia mais comum em homens no Brasil, exceto pele não melanoma. O antígeno prostático específico (PSA), embora útil, pode elevar-se em condições benignas. Assim, a biópsia e o escore de Gleason (EG) são fundamentais para diagnóstico, estratificação de risco e compreensão da relação com fatores como índice de massa corpórea.
Objetivo: Avaliar a correlação entre o PSA e o EG, e comparar o EG obtido pela biópsia e o da peça cirúrgica.
Método: Trata-se de estudo epidemiológico, transversal e retrospectivo realizado a partir da coleta dos dados de prontuários de pacientes diagnosticados com câncer de próstata atendidos em hospital terciário, catalogando dados clínicos, exames laboratoriais e anatomopatológicos. A amostra foi composta por 109 homens.
Resultado: A média de idade foi de 67 anos. EG mais observado foi o 7 (70,64%), sendo 40,36% correspondente à soma 3 + 4 e 30,27% a 4 + 3. Ao cruzar as variáveis de idade com o EG, não houve diferença significativa entre os grupos por faixa etária. Ao comparar o EG da biópsia com o da peça cirúrgica, constatou-se que 13,76% foram subestadiados e 30,27% super. Não houve significância estatística na comparação entre os valores de PSA e o EG da peça cirúrgica.
Conclusão: Foi possível observar discrepâncias entre o resultado do EG da biópsia e da peça cirúrgica, demonstrando dificuldade no estadiamento dos pacientes, o que pode impactar na escolha do tratamento e no prognóstico no câncer de próstata.
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