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Adenosis of the prostate: A dysplastic lesion that can be confused with prostate adenocarcinoma
Author(s) -
Brawn Peter N.
Publication year - 1982
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(19820215)49:4<826::aid-cncr2820490436>3.0.co;2-i
Subject(s) - medicine , prostate , hyperplasia , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , lesion , urology , pathology , cancer
A ten‐year period, 1966 through 1975, provided 2842 prostate specimens at The Wesley Medical Center. These specimens were classified as (1) adenocarcinoma, (2) adenosis, or (3) hyperplasia. During a follow‐up period of 5–15 years (average 7.7 years), prostate carcinoma developed in seven of 108 patients (6.5%) with adenosis. During the same follow‐up period prostate carcinoma developed in at least 84 of 2263 patients (3.7%) with hyperplasia. Adenosis is considered to be a dysplastic lesion because patients with histologic lesions limited to adenosis have approximately the same likelihood of prostate carcinoma developing as patients with hyperplasia.