BACKGROUND Virtual touch tissue quantification (VTTQ) is a new, promising technique for detecting the stiffness of tissues. The aim of this study is to compare the performance of VTTQ and digital rectal examination (DRE) in discrimination between prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). PATIENTS AND METHODS VTTQ was performed in 209 prostate nodular lesions of 107 patients with...

Middle-aged men presenting with symptoms of voiding dysfunction are often misdiagnosed with benign prostatic hyperplasia, urethral stenosis or neurogenic bladder. Here, we report a rare case of a 46-year-old man with a chief complaint of continually voiding dysfunction, diagnosed with giant multilocular prostatic cysts. Computed tomography (CT) scans showed multiple and large multilocular prost...

This study was to investigate the role of complementary and alternative medicine in the prevention and treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia. For this purpose, a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was performed over 12 months on 47 benign prostatic hyperplasia patients with average age of 53.3 years and international prostate symptom score over 8. Subjects received either sw...

The prostate is a complex organ composed of epithelial cells and fibromuscular stroma. Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a true hyperplastic process, with an increase in the number of cells arising initially in the transition zone of the gland. Complex stromal– epithelial interactions lead to benign prostatic hyperplasia in 50 percent of men by the age of 50 years. This process requires testicula...

BHP is theoretically the detection of prostatic hyperplasia, which is the benign proliferation of the stroma and epithelium, by histological study. However histological studies for all men are unfeasible in clinical practice, so BHP usually refers to the palpable enlargement of the prostate, which can be detected by clinical or ultrasonographic examination, or presence of urinary symptoms loose...

Craniofacial skeletal metastasis is a rare presentation of advanced prostate cancer. This is a report of a 69-year-old man who presented with numbness of the right lower lip and recently ill-fitting lower denture. Based on the medical history of benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) and suspicion of a metastatic tumor, prostate core needle biopsy was performed. Histology of the prostate biopsy con...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is one of the most common conditions experienced by aging males and a frequent cause bladder outlet obstruction macroscopic haematuria. “Giant hyperplasia” (GPH) term that describes rare cases extremely enlarged prostate glands, weighing up to 500g. Typically, patients with GPH have severe symptoms seek medical care treat their voiding complaints. an uncommon ...

PURPOSE To determine the probability of having prostate cancer (PCa) using the combination of serum level of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and age. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 160 patients and 190 controls were enrolled in this hospital-based case-control study. Using a logistic regression model and the odds ratio of age and PSA level, the probability of PCa was estimated based on seru...

AIMS To delineate the histopathological pattern of prostate diseases and to highlight age variations in prostate specific antigen (PSA) values and histopathological features. MATERIALS AND METHODS A retrospective review was made of all prostate biopsy reports seen between January 2006 and December 2013 at the King Fahad Hospital, Madinah, Saudi Arabia. Prostate lesions were tabulated and clas...