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==Overview==
==Overview==
There are no CT scan findings associated with in situ prostate cancer.
There are no [[CT scan]] findings associated with [[in situ]] prostate cancer. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of [[bone metastasis]] of prostate cancer.


==CT scan==
==CT scan==
* There are no CT scan findings associated with in situ prostate cancer.<ref name=radio> Prostatic carcinoma.Dr Ian Bickle and Dr Saqba Farooq et al.  Radiopaedia.org 2015.http://radiopaedia.org/articles/prostatic-carcinoma-1</ref>
*There are no CT scan findings associated with prostate cancer. However, a CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of complications of prostate cancer, which include:<ref name="pmid16985590">{{cite journal |vauthors=Taneja SS |title=Imaging in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer |journal=Rev Urol |volume=6 |issue=3 |pages=101–13 |date=2004 |pmid=16985590 |doi= |url=}}</ref>
* Scans of the [[abdomen]] and [[pelvis]] are normally obtained prior to the onset of [[radiation therapy]] to identify bony landmarks for planning
**Enlarged pelvic and [[retroperitoneal]] [[lymph nodes]]
* In advanced disease, [[CT scan]] is the test of choice to identify enlarged pelvic and [[retroperitoneal]] [[lymph nodes]], [[hydronephrosis]] and osteoblastic [[metastases]].
**[[Hydronephrosis]]  
**Osteoblastic [[metastases]]


==References==
==References==
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Syed Musadiq Ali M.B.B.S.[2]

Overview

There are no CT scan findings associated with in situ prostate cancer. CT scan may be helpful in the diagnosis of bone metastasis of prostate cancer.

CT scan

References

  1. Taneja SS (2004). "Imaging in the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer". Rev Urol. 6 (3): 101–13. PMID 16985590.

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