Serum Zinc, Total & Free PSA, Free/Total PSA Ratio and Prostate Cancer Association: A Case Control Study

Authors

  • Md Tahminur Rahman Professor & Head of Pathology, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka
  • Mahbuba Ashrafi Mumu M Phil Microbiology Student, University of Dhaka
  • ATM Mowladad Choudhury Associate Professor of Urology, BIRDEM Hospital, Dhaka
  • Rosy Sultana Associate Professor of Immunology, BIHS, Dhaka
  • Sonia Shirin Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Ibrahim Medical College, Dhaka
  • Md Saeidullh Senior Scientific Officer, Biochemistry, BIHS, Dhaka
  • Muhammed Salah Uddin Senior Research Assistant, ICDDRB, Dhaka
  • Razia Sultana Senior Research Assistant, ICDDRB, Dhaka
  • Tabassum Tahmin Sajani Assistant Professor of Community Medicine, Anwer Khan Modern Medical College, Dhaka

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13679

Keywords:

Serum Zinc level, PSA (total, Free and ratio), Prostate Cancer

Abstract

This case case control study was undertaken to see if there is any association of serum Zinc level with histologically diagnosed prostatic cancer patients. Also to re-establish the importance of estimation of serum Prostate specific antigen PSA, (Total, Free and ratio between free and total) in prostate cancer patients. It was evident from the present study that serum Zinc level has got statistically significant difference between control and prostate cancer patients (p<0.000),. Total PSA and ratio of free and total PSA was also significantly different between control and prostatic cancer patients (p<0.04 and 0.006 respectively). However no significant difference was observed in free PSA level between this two groups (p<0.282).

It was concluded from the present study that serum Zinc level could be an adjuvant laboratory test in the diagnosis of prostate cancer and can be started as a routine test in case of suspected prostatic cancer. Also total PSA level and ratio of free and total PSA not free PSA should be done and correlated for diagnosis of prostate cancer.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13679

AKMMC J 2013: 4(1): 15-19

 

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Published

2013-02-06

How to Cite

Rahman, M. T., Mumu, M. A., Choudhury, A. M., Sultana, R., Shirin, S., Saeidullh, M., Uddin, M. S., Sultana, R., & Sajani, T. T. (2013). Serum Zinc, Total & Free PSA, Free/Total PSA Ratio and Prostate Cancer Association: A Case Control Study. Anwer Khan Modern Medical College Journal, 4(1), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.3329/akmmcj.v4i1.13679

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2013)

Section

Original Articles