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The Biopsy Room: Prostate

Jack Coulehan, MD, MPH

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Each punch of the device
thuds in my boggy brain
a fraction of a second
after its teeth bite
a sliver of prostate—
a miniature dragon
attacks my rectum,
a white-clad assistant
slips fragments of tissue
into labeled containers.
Twelve punches, a dozen
vicious bites, the twelve
great labors of Hercules,
especially his capture
of Cerberus, three-headed
sentry of the underworld,
the twelve apostles of Christ,
especially the last, Jude,
patron of impossible
causes, the twelve Knights
of Camelot, especially
Gawain, the purest of heart
who lopped off the head
of the Green Knight,
but found forgiveness,
the twelve Olympian...
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Coulehan J. The Biopsy Room: Prostate. Ann Intern Med. 2015;163:536. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/M15-1467

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Published: Ann Intern Med. 2015;163(7):536.

DOI: 10.7326/M15-1467

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