title: [Morphometric diagnostics of the prostate precancer and cancer by examination of ploidy].
abstract: Prostatic biopsies at different stages of carcinogenesis from 75 patients were studied. Increase of ploidy indices was established as carcinogenesis progressed. Characteristics of ploidy found in this investigation may be used for improvement of biopsy morphological studies.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002467:Cell Nucleus / Q000473:pathology; D004273:DNA, Neoplasm / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011003:Ploidies; D011230:Precancerous Conditions / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D004273:DNA, Neoplasm