Frequency of impalpable prostate adenocarcinoma and precancerous conditions in Greek male population: An autopsy study

Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-49

  Stamatiou, K ^a,e   Alevizos, A ^a   Perimeni, D ^b   Sofras, F ^c   Agapitos, E ^d  

^a TZANEIO GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PIRAEUS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Greece)

^e NONE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autopsy; Impalpable prostate carcinoma; PIN; Precancerous lesions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CANCER INCIDENCE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIGITAL RECTAL EXAMINATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GLEASON SCORE; GREECE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRECANCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE ADENOCARCINOMA; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TUMOR DIFFERENTIATION; TUMOR VOLUME;

ADENOCARCINOMA; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUTOPSY; GREECE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALPATION; PRECANCEROUS CONDITIONS; PROSTATIC INTRAEPITHELIAL NEOPLASIA; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS;

EID: 33644927258     PISSN: 13657852     EISSN: 14765608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500847     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. Henson DE, Hutter RP, Farrow G. Practice protocol for the examination of specimens removed from patients with carcinoma of the prostate gland A publication of the cancer Committee, College of American Pathologists. Arch Pathol Lab Med 1994; 118: 779-783.
2. Sesterhenn IA. Prostate and testis tumor. AFIP Genitourinary pathology: WHO Classification of tumors pathology and genetics of the tumors of the urinary system and male genital organs. WHO: Washington, USA, 2003.
3. Montironi R, Mazzuccheli R, Kwast T. Morfological assesment of radical prostatectomy specimens. A protocol with clinical relevance. Virch Arch 2003; 442: 211-217.
4. Bostwick GD. Neoplasms of the prostate. In: Bostwick DG, Eble JN (eds). Urologic Surgical Pathology. Mosby: St Louis, 1990.
5. Nicolo G, Salvi S, Musso C, Amore E. Latent carcinoma of the prostate. Autopsy study of 100 cases. Patologica 1986; 78: 579-591.
6. Sánchez-Chapado M, Olmedilla G, Cabeza M, Donat E, Ruiz A. Prevalence of prostate cancer and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in Caucasian Mediterranean males: An autopsy study. The Prostate 2003; 54: 238-247.
7. Tiszlavicz L, Szalay I. Multiple urologic tumors in autopsy material. Orv Hetil 1993; 134: 577-581.
8. Harbitz TB, Haugen OA. Histology of the prostate in elderly men: A study in an autopsy series. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand [A] 1972; 80: 756-768.
9. Hollund B. Latent prostate cancer in a consecutive autopsy series. Scand Journ of Urol Nerhrol 1980; 14: 29-35.
10. Schutze U. Latent prostatic carcinoma - an autopsy study of men over 50 years of age. Zentralbl Allg Pathol 1984; 129: 357-364.
11. Billis A. Latent carcinoma and atypical lesions of prostate. An autopsy study Urology 1986; 28: 324-329.
12. Gronberg H. Prostate cancer epidemiology. Lancet 2003; 361: 859-864.
13. Karakoukis N. Latent carcinoma of the prostate. Unpublished PhD. Athens 1990.
14. Mettlin CJ, Murphy G. The National Cancer Data Base report on prostate cancer. Cancer 1994; 74: 1640-1648.
15. Lu-Yao GL, Greenberg ER. Changes in prostate cancer incidence and treatment in the USA. Lancet 1994; 343: 251-254.
16. Breslow N, Chan CW, Dhom G, Drur-y RA, Franks LM, Gellei B et al. Latent carcinoma of prostate in seven areas. Int J Cancer 1977; 20: 680-688.
17. Rullis I, Shaeffer JA, Lilien OM. Incidence of prostatic carcinoma in the elderly. Urology 1975; 6: 295-297.
18. Suen KC, Lau LL, Yermakov V. Cancer and old age. An autopsy study of 3,535 patients over 65 years old. Cancer 1974; 33: 1164-1168.
19. Vitanen I, Hellens A. Latent carcinoma of the prostate in Finland. Acta Pathol Microbiol Scand 1958; 44: 64-67.
20. Takahashi S, Shirai T, Hasegawa R, Imaida K, Ito N. Latent prostatic carcinomas found at autopsy in men over 90 years old. Jpn J Clin Oncol 1992; 22: 117-121.
21. Guileyardo J, Johnson W, Welsh R, Akazaki K, Correa P. Prevalence of latent prostatic carcinoma in two US populations. J Nat Cancer Inst 1980; 65: 311-316.
22. Muir CS, Nectoux J, Staszewski J. The epidemiology of prostate cancer. Geographical distribution and time-trends. Acta Oncol 1991; 30: 133-140.
23. Yatani R, Shiraishi T, Makakuki K, Takanari H, Hayashi T, Stemmermann G. Trends in frequency of latent prostate carcinoma in Japan from 1965-1979 to 1982-1986. Jour Natl Cancer Inst 1988; 80: 683-687.
24. Gatling RR. Prostate carcinoma: An autopsy evaluation of the influence of age, tumor grade, and therapy on tumor biology. South Med J 1990; 83: 782-784.
25. Epstein JI, Welsh PC, Brendler CB. Radical prostatectomy for impalpable prostate cancer: The Johns Hopkins experience with tumors found on transurethral resection (stages T1A and T1B) and on needle biopsy (stage T1C). J Urol 1994; 152 (Part 2): 1707-1708.
26. Newman Jr AJ, Graham MA, Carlton Jr CE, Lieman S. Incidental carcinoma of the prostate at the time of transurethral resection: Importance of evaluating every chip. J Urol 1982; 128: 948-950.
27. Arora R, Koch MO, Eble JN, Ulbright TM, Li L, Cheng L. Heterogeneity of Gleason grade in multifocal adenocarcinoma of the prostate. Cancer 2004; 100: 2362-2366.
28. Fukagai T, Namiki T, Namiki H, Carlile RG, Shimada M, Yoshida H. Discrepancies between Gleason scores of needle biopsy and radical prostatectomy specimens. Pathol Int 2001; 51: 364-370.
29. Aihara M, Sheeler TM, Ohori M. Heterogeneity of prostate cancer in radical prostatectomy specimens. Urol 1994; 43: 60-66.
30. Whittemore AS, Keller JB, Betensky R. Low-grade, latent prostate cancer volume: Predictor of clinical cancer incidence? J Natl Cancer Inst 1991; 83: 1231-1235.
31. Matsusima H. Correlation of atypical hyperplasia and latent carcinoma of the prostate. Nippon Hinyokika Gakkai Zasshi 1991; 82: 1821-1828.
32. Sakr WA, Grignon DJ, Haas GP Pathology of premalignant lesions and carcinoma of the prostate in African-American men. Semin Urol Oncol 1998; 16: 214-220.
33. Sakr WA, Grignon DJ, Crissman JD, Heilbrun LK, Cassin BJ, Pontes JJ et al. High grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) and prostatic adenocarcinoma between the ages of 20-69: An autopsy study of 249 cases. In vivo 1994; 8: 439-443.
34. Puig-Sureda I, Lopez Duesa L, Rodriguez-Vallejo JM, Gonzalez-Esteban J. Relationship of prostatic carcinoma of the peripheral zone with glandular atrophy and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia. Actas Urol Esp 1997; 21: 40-43.
35. Sanchez Chapado M, Angulo J, Cabeza M, Donat E, Ruiz A, Olmedilla G et al. Prevalence of prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in Spain. Arch Esp Urol 2001; 54: 1103-1109.