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Old 03-10-2021, 06:50 PM
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Do an MRI first and if it shows a need, than follow up with a biopsy. The exception would be if a lesion can be felt doing a digital rectal exam. If that is the case, go straight to the biopsy. Unfortunately, the doctor can only feel about 40% of the prostate during the manual exam, but the MRI can image the whole organ