Can I have a misdiagnosis of prostate cancer?

Can I have a misdiagnosis of prostate cancer?

Mark Vogel (Board Certified Urologist) gives expert video advice on: What is a 'prostate pathology report'?; What is prostate cancer 'staging'?; What are the different stages of prostate cancer? and more...

It is possible to have a misdiagnosis of prostate cancer. Sometimes the core biopsies will demonstrate a low grade cancer that other specialists may feel just represent tissue changes, but not a true cancer. Therefore getting another opinion sometimes can be helpful in figuring this out.