Abstract:Purpose: Pathologists frequently sign out benign prostate needle biopsies as "benign prostatic hyperplasia" (BPH). There are no data indicating that a diagnosis of BPH on biopsy correlates with either gland weight or with the International Prostate Symptom Score (IPSS) used to measure urinary obstructive symptoms. Material and Methods: The authors examined biopsies for average percentage of glands and average percentage of glands with papillary infolding per case, maximum percentage of glands and maximum perce… Show more
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