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PROSTATE SPECIFIC ANTIGEN [3 records]

Record 1 2007-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Centesis and Samplings
  • The Genitals
  • Cancers and Oncology
DEF

A blood test that measures the level of prostate specific antigen (PSA) used to screen for the possibility of prostate cancer and to monitor treatment by measuring the amount of PSA in the blood.

OBS

PSA is normally in the blood in small amounts. However, higher than normal levels can indicate prostate inflammation, infection, or cancer.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Ponctions et prélèvements
  • Organes génitaux
  • Cancers et oncologie
DEF

Test sanguin qui mesure le taux d'antigènes prostatiques spécifiques afin de déceler et de suivre la progression du cancer de la prostate.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Centesis y muestras
  • Órganos genitales
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
DEF

Análisis de sangre en el que se mide el antígeno específico de próstata, una proteína producida en la próstata que puede elevarse cuando el cáncer está presente.

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Record 2 2007-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Diagnostic Procedures (Medicine)
  • The Genitals
  • Cancers and Oncology
CONT

PSA [prostate specific antigen] test results show the level of PSA detected in the blood. The PSA level that is considered normal for an average man ranges from 0 to 4 nanograms per milliliter (ng/ml). A PSA level of 4 to 10 ng/ml is considered slightly elevated; levels between 10 and 20 ng/ml are considered moderately elevated; and anything greater is considered highly elevated.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Méthodes diagnostiques (Médecine)
  • Organes génitaux
  • Cancers et oncologie
CONT

Même si le test révèle un taux anormalement élevé d'APS ou que le toucher rectal est anormal, cela ne signifie pas nécessairement qu'il y ait cancer. En fait, environ 80 % des hommes dont un des deux tests est anormal n'auront pas le cancer de la prostate. Cependant, si le taux d'APS est très élevé ou que les deux tests sont anormaux, la probabilité que l'on trouve un cancer est de 50 % ou plus.

Spanish

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Record 3 2007-10-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Immunology
  • Cancers and Oncology
  • The Genitals
DEF

A protein produced by the prostate that may be found in an increased amount in the blood of men who have prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia, or an infection of the prostate gland.

OBS

A blood sample is measured in an assay and the amount of PSA is reported as ng/ml [nanograms per milliliter].

French

Domaine(s)
  • Immunologie
  • Cancers et oncologie
  • Organes génitaux
DEF

Substance, sécrétée par la prostate, dont une augmentation importante du taux dans le sang est souvent révélatrice d'un cancer de cette glande.

OBS

Bien que l'abréviation « PSA » provienne de l'anglais « prostate-specific antigen », celle-ci est couramment employée dans les textes de langue française.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Inmunología
  • Tipos de cáncer y oncología
  • Órganos genitales
DEF

Proteína segregada por la próstata que se puede utilizar como marcador tumoral.

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