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- Title
Latent Prostatic Carcinomas Found at Autopsy in Men over 90 Years Old.
- Authors
Takahashi, Satoru; Shirai, Tomoyuki; Hasegawa, Ryohei; Imaida, Katsumi; Ito, Nobuyuki
- Abstract
Step-sections of 29 whole prostate glands obtained at autopsy from elderly men aged 90 years or over have been investigated. Latent prostatic carcinomas were found in 17 cases (58.6%), all in the peripheral region. The majority of these latent prostatic carcinomas in very old individuals were considered to correspond to stage A1 tumors since, in 75% of cases, the diameter was <1 cm. Benign nodular hyperplasia and atypical hyperplasia were also observed in 26 (89.7%) and 14 cases (48.3%), respectively. There was a clear correlation between the appearance of atypical hyperplasia and the presence of latent prostatic carcinoma.
- Publication
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology, 1992, Vol 22, Issue 2, p117
- ISSN
0368-2811
- Publication type
Article