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Carcinoma of the prostate in patients 70 to 79 years old
Author(s) -
Halpert Bela,
Schmalhorst William R.
Publication year - 1966
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196605)19:5<695::aid-cncr2820190515>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - medicine , carcinoma , prostate , prostate gland , pathology , stage (stratigraphy) , cancer , biology , paleontology
On step cross sections of the entire prostate gland in 100 patients aged 70 to 79, carcinoma was identified in 41. Of these, 17 were diffuse and 24 were focal. The site of origin of the diffuse carcinomas could not be ascertained though one half of the gland usually was involved more extensively. The location of focal carcinomas was usually at the periphery of the gland. While the microscopic patterns of diffuse and focal carcinomas were reasonably distinct, it appears that their biologic behavior is similar, and that focal carcinoma may be a stage in the development of diffuse carcinoma of the prostate.