Is PSA Value Of 25 A Cause For Concern?

Posted on Sun, 26 Jun 2016

Sun, 26 Jun 2016 Answered on

Tue, 12 Jul 2016 Last reviewed on

Question : My brother's prostate was removed years ago but his PSA is suddenly 25. What might that mean?

Answered by Dr. Shafi Ullah Khan (38 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
Needs clinical correlation,

Detailed Answer:
Thank you for asking

i read your question and i understand your concern . Despite prostatectomy PSA levels may be high due to many other reasons, even advancing age can cause it. A UTI can cause it. Its not the prostate that causes high prostate. It can be degenerative bones that can cause high PSA antigen, after all its a protein. if the prostate was removed due to some cancer, i am afraid that could mean a recurrence or relapse of secondary growth of metastasis. Let your doctors sort it out and do a complete clinical correlation. An amount of just 26 PSA at age of 93 is almost normal and nothing to worry about.

I hope it helps. Take good care of yourself and dont forget to close the discussion please.

Regards
Khan

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Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar