THE PROSTATE
NORMAL PROSTATE FIBROMUSCU – LAR stroma Glands with EPITHELIUM and BASAL CELLS
prostate INFLAMMATION HYPERPLASIA NEOPLASIA
INFLAMMATION BACTERIAL, including TUBERCULOSIS IDIOPHATIC GRANULOMATOUS: The prostate becomes hard and irregular Elevated PSA Can be mistaken for cancer on palpation
Nodular / Adenofibromyomatous HYPERPLASIA
PROSTATE CANCER Almost always ADENOCARCINOMA 75 % of patients are > 75 years old Occurs in the peripheral zone Multifocal Scandinavia and the USA have the highest frequency; more common in blacks
How it is detected: An elevated PSA is found at urological examination ; Normal level: 4ng / ml Incidentially in TUR P material when hyperplasia is symptomatic
and diagnosed: Core biopsies (6 – 12 from the periphery of the prostate) Fine needle aspiration is nowadays done only to document an already known tumour
Prostatic Intraepithelial Neoplasia
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GLEASON GRADING
Gleason grade 2
GLEASON GRADE 3
Basal cells
GLEASON GRADE 3
Gleason grade 4
Gleson grade 5
Gleason grade 5
Perineural tumour growth