Preliminary computerized imaging reveals the shape of the prostate and a compartment within the gland -- called the transitional zone -- consistently differ in men with prostate cancer than those ...

Immune response with sipuleucel-T in patients (pts) with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC): Phase II ProACT study. Concurrent treatment with everolimus (RAD001) and ...

Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) examination of the prostate is the established technique used to obtain systematic core biopsies of prostatic tissue for histological examination. This is usually to ...

Enhanced Detection of Druggable Mutations in Non–Small Cell Lung Cancer Using Targeted Collection of Bronchial Washing Fluid Compared With Plasma and Tumor Tissue Our study found that PZ biopsies ...

Compared with peripheral zone prostate cancers, transitional zone cancers are less prevalent and tend to have more favorable pathological characteristics. It may be possible to spare sampling of the ...

Finding is based on a meta-analysis of 14 high-quality studies involving 19,365 patients. Index prostate tumors located in the transition zone vs peripheral zone have a lower risk of biochemical ...

A 58-year-old man presented with a 1-month history of dysuria. Laboratory test results showed an elevated level of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) of 8.3 ng/ml (reference range, 0–4 ng/ml).

Despite its importance, the prostate gland in an adult man is only about the size and shape of a walnut and weighs less than 1 ounce (20 to 30 grams). It is located below the bladder, above the pelvic ...