TURKISH JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES, cilt.49, sa.6, ss.1701-1706, 2019 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus, TRDizin)
Background/aim: We evaluate whether transrectal ultrasonography (rRUS)-guided prostate biopsy might lead to spillage of tumor cells into peripheral blood as a result of disruption of the epithelial barrier and ultimately result in metastasis.