title: [Stage A prostate cancer: comparison of subclassification between Japanese rule and TNM, and outcome].
abstract: Between 1980 and June, 2002, transurethral resection of prostate was performed against 3294 cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia, and 144 cases of stage A cancer were detected (4.4%). Among these cases, 136 cases which had complete records of examination were studied. Annual number of stage A and A1:A2 ratio were not influenced by introducing PSA determination from 1991, although the number of T1c has been increasing gradually. Since subclassification of stage A is different between Japanese rules (A1; 3 chips of cancer with well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, A2; others) and TNM (T1a; 5% of less number of chips with cancer, T1b; others), two criteria were compared. Coincidence was found with 93.7%, and disagreement was due to ratio of number of chips with cancer to whole number resected, or different grade. The former difference was caused by a larger or smaller prostate. Most cases of A1 and A2 were subjected to watchful waiting or subsequent therapy. PSA was elevated in 10 cases (7%), two of which died from progression of cancer. Other cases were disease-free. Individual pathological findings are important for subclassification of stage A.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Asahi General Hospital.
authors.forename: Masashi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: Noriyuki
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: Hiroomi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Nakatsu
authors.forename: Shino
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murakami
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Matsuzaki
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Shimazaki
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000145:classification* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D011470:Prostatic Hyperplasia / Q000601:surgery*; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D020728:Transurethral Resection of Prostate; D016896:Treatment Outcome