Pathology Results

When your prostate was biopsied, the samples taken were studied under the microscope by a pathologist, a doctor with many years of specialized training. The pathologist sends your doctor a report that gives a diagnosis for each sample taken and an overall assessment of the risk of cancer (if any). Your prognosis and treatment are based on that report, so you want the report to be accurate. For this reason, we strongly recommend a second opinion on your biopsy. Although the pathologist is highly skilled, (s)he is human - up to 30% of pathology results are changed in the second opinion.. It’s well worth it.