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Overview Of Benign And Malignant Prostatic Disease In Pakistani Patients: A Clinical And Histopathological Perspective, Huma Arshad, Zubair Ahmad
Overview Of Benign And Malignant Prostatic Disease In Pakistani Patients: A Clinical And Histopathological Perspective, Huma Arshad, Zubair Ahmad
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Background: To present the overall clinical and histological perspective of benign and malignant prostatic disease as seen in our practice in the Section of Histopathology, Department of Pathology and Microbiology, Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan.
Materials and Methods: All consecutive prostate specimens (transurethral resection or TUR, enucleation, needle biopsies) received between July 1, 2012 and December 31, 2012 were included in the study.
Results: Of the total of 785 cases, 621 (79.1%) were TUR specimens, 80 (10.2%) enucleation specimens, and 84 (10.7%) needle biopsies. Some 595 (75.8%) were benign, while 190 (24.2%) were malignant. Mean weight of BPH specimens …