Dopper Ultrasound of the Prostate

Jerry and I had the appointment for the Dopper Ultrasound on Wednesday in Ventura. It was certainly a long drive, leaving our house around 7:45am and arriving on time for our appointment at 10:30am. The actual ultrasound took approximately 2o minutes. Once the procedure was completed I was called in along with Jerry for the consultation. Dr. Bahn had the ultrasound pictures, of the prostate and surrounding areas, and explained what the finding were. He also sketched out some pictures to help us understand where the cancer is and where it has invaded outside of the prostate. Since I am a novice, at this, I will try to explain it as best as I can. The cancer in the prostrate is approximately 3/4 on the right side and about 1/2 on the left side. Therefore, most of the activity is on the right side. The cancer has gone beyond the prostate from the right hand side. The tumor has invaded the seminal vesicles which are attached to the prostate. It is common for prostate cancer to spread from the prostate into the seminal vesicles. Spread of prostate cancer from the confines of the prostate into the seminal vesicles is a second form of locally advanced prostate cancer. When the disease has spread into the seminal vesicles, it is classified as stage T3.

However, because this is the first dopper ultrasound performed, we do not know how long this tumor has been invading the seminal vesicles. Jerry will probably have a biopsy of this area in the near future which will help determine how much cancer has invaded. The biopsy will consist of approximately 7 samples.

Dr. Bahn has indicated that he is a candidate and is recommending that Jerry participate in a clinical trial "Cryo and Immuntherapy". Since Jerry works for a cryo company he will discuss this clinical trial with people he knows at work to see if he thinks this is something that he would be interested in participating in. He will also discuss this with his oncologist, as well.