Morphometric evaluation of benign prostatic hyperplasia.
Resected prostate tissue from 9 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia was subjected to a morphometric analysis. The relative volume density of 4 prostatic tissue components was determined: fibrous (47%), muscular (8%), vascular (3%), and glandular (18%). The resolution of the stromal portion of the hyperplastic prostate into 3 subcomponents represents a finer level of resolution than that previously reported. This enhanced precision in the determination of tissue composition lends new insight into the etiology of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and provides a basis for the evaluation of novel approaches to its treatment.
Department of Urology, Edith Wolfson Medical Center, Holon, Israel.
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Siegel
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Zaidel
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Hammel
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Korczak
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Lindner
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000473:pathology*