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Transurethral ultrasonotomography of the prostate
Author(s) -
Komine Y.,
Kimura A.,
Niizuma M.,
Nakamura S.,
Kawabe K.,
Niijima T.
Publication year - 1981
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/pros.2990020510
Subject(s) - prostate , medicine , prostatic disease , prostate cancer , transrectal ultrasonography , urology , prostate disease , prostatic diseases , cancer , radiology
Newly developed transurethral ultrasonic scanners were used to study 20 patients with histologically proven prostatic cancer. Fifty‐two patients with or without other prostatic disease were also evaluated. The characteristic findings of prostatic cancer were asymmetry of the shape (85%), ill‐defined contour (75%), protruded areas from the boundary (70%), elongation of anteroposterior diameter (65%), and enlargement of the prostate (65%). In addition, transurethral ultrasonography delineated a clearer contour of the prostate compared with the transrectal procedure.