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Relationship of ultrasonic and histologic findings in benign prostatic hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Hasegawa Yoshihiro,
Sakamoto Naotaka,
Gotoh Ken
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
the prostate
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.295
H-Index - 123
eISSN - 1097-0045
pISSN - 0270-4137
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-0045(199602)28:2<111::aid-pros6>3.0.co;2-j
Subject(s) - echogenicity , hyperplasia , medicine , pathology , histology , ultrasound , prostate , anatomy , radiology , cancer
We compared the ultrasonic and histologic findings in 25 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) who underwent retropubic subcapsular prostatectomy. Preoperative ultrasonograms showed a fine echogenic pattern in one case, a rough echopenic pattern in four cases, and a combination of these patterns in 20 cases. In cases exhibiting a mixed pattern, we analyzed each region individually. Ultrasonic and histologic findings were compared in a total of 45 regions. In the 21 regions with a fine echogenic pattern, 14 regions corresponded to those with complicated hyperplastic glands, one region with small cystic atrophic glands, and six regions with a mixture of the two types on histology in observation. In the 24 regions with a rough echopenic pattern, 20 regions corresponded to those with large cystic atrophic glands and an equal volume of large and small cystic atrophic glands were found in the other four. Thus, the echogenic structures observed in patients with BPH were determined by the presence of complicated hyperplastic glands and small cystic atrophic glands. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.