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Saturday, August 22, 2009 dave horton asks

Q: psa 0.0 to 0.6 to 1.76 5 years after perineal operation. Is this scarey or what?

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9/ 4/09 2:16pm

Hi Dave-

 

Was the perineal operation for the treatment of prostate cancer?  Was a radical prostatectomy performed, or was just the tumor itself excised?

 

Although the PSA levels you mention aren't a cause for concern by themselves, they would be a reason to talk more with your doctor about followup treatment if the prostate had been previously removed.

 

-Dan

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