Open AccessPossible clinical implications of prostate capsule thickness and glandular epithelial cell density in benign prostate hyperplasia
Author(s) -
Katherine Holder,
Bernardo Galvan,
Andrew S Knight,
Freedom Ha,
Reagan A. Collins,
Preston Weaver,
Luis Brandi,
Werner de Riese
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
investigative and clinical urology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.653
H-Index - 14
eISSN - 2466-054X
pISSN - 2466-0493
DOI - 10.4111/icu.20200605
Subject(s) - prostate , medicine , hyperplasia , prostate cancer , capsule , correlation , pathology , epithelium , stepwise regression , urology , cancer , biology , mathematics , botany , geometry
The negative correlation between BPH-size and incidence of prostate cancer (PCa) is well-documented in the literature, however the exact mechanism is not well-understood. The present study uses histo-anatomical imaging to study prostate volume in correlation to prostate capsule thickness, and glandular epithelial cell density within the peripheral zone (PZ).