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PROSTATIC ABSCESS AND CARCINOMA OF THE PROSTATE

British Journal of Urology, 1968
SUMMARY The diagnosis of prostatic abscess and its management are discussed. Attention is drawn to the occurrence of prostatic abscess in patients with cancer of the prostate.
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Prostate cancer and chronic prostatitis

Current Prostate Reports, 2007
Prostate cancer and chronic prostatitis are prevalent disorders in men. The cause of prostate cancer and chronic prostatitis is multifocal and diverse. Both disorders exhibit characteristic elevation of serum prostate-specific antigen, currently the primary screening test for prostate cancer.
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Prostate Cancer, Prostatic Hypertrophy, and Prostatitis

Health Care on the Internet, 2002
The prostate is a male sex gland that helps produce semen. There are several serious conditions associated with the prostate. Benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH), prostate cancer, and prostatitis will be briefly defined. Education and self-help sources that raise awareness, which in turn can lead to prevention and successful treatment, are discussed ...
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The Anatomy of the Prostate: Relationship with Prostatic Infection

Infection, 1991
The prostate which is involved in prostatitis is the functional prostate still largely unaffected by the age-related changes of benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostatitis is a sexually acquired infection, whatever the organism, and therefore occurs in the more sexually active phase of life. It tends to commence in the latter part of the second decade in
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Prostatic malakoplakia associated with prostatic adenocarcinoma and multiple prostatic abscesses

Urology, 1989
Two cases of prostatic malakoplakia are presented. One case was associated with adenocarcinoma of the prostate and the second was noted with multiple prostatic abscesses. The literature on malakoplakia of the prostate is reviewed.
S K, Sujka, B T, Malin, J E, Asirwatham
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Prostate brachytherapy

Cancer and Metastasis Reviews, 2002
Prostate brachytherapy has been practiced for nearly 100 years in various forms. However, technological advances over the past 20 years in imaging, computing, and devices have propelled this technique into the mainstream of prostate cancer treatments.
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Prostatic xanthoma: A mimic of prostatic adenocarcinoma

Human Pathology, 1994
Xanthoma is a localized collection of cholesterol-laden histiocytes that is usually idiopathic, but may be seen in patients with hyperlipidemia. We report seven cases of xanthoma involving the prostate, including one arising in a patient with mild hyperlipidemia.
T J, Sebo, D G, Bostwick, G M, Farrow, J N, Eble   +3 more
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Prostate cancer

Current Opinion in Oncology, 1997
Prostate cancer accounted for over 41,000 deaths in the United States in 1996. Prostate-specific antigen (PSA) screening is capable of detecting prostate cancer and appears to detect cancers that are both clinically significant as well as organ-confined, and therefore potentially curable. The positive predictive value of PSA value has been increased by
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Prostatitis or Prostatic Abscess

The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2013
Wilbur R, Dattilo, Joseph, Shiber
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Carcinoma of the Prostate

Postgraduate Medicine, 1955
• The results of palliative treatment of prostatic carcinoma were observed in 1,249 patients followed for five years or more. The high incidence of this disease makes rectal examinations advisable in all men over 50 years of age. The shortness of life expectancy and the amount of suffering seen when the treatment has been palliative argue in favor of ...
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