The natural history of prostatic cancer is incompletely understood. Small cancers may have
a very slow or rapid growth rate, and the majority are differentiated. Cells may leave the …

An ability to forecast accurately the natural life expectancy of the host, the malignant
potential of the tumor, the extent of the tumor, the responsiveness of the tumor to treatment …

Adenocarcinoma of the prostate produces specific ultrasonic findings that can be used in
diagnosis. We have examined 211 patients using transrectal ultrasound in both the sagittal …

Previously we showed that in cases of stage A prostatic cancer, if the tumor involved 5 per
cent or less of the tissue and was not high grade (stage A1), only 2 per cent of the tumors …

To determine the pathologic factors useful in predicting prognosis in patients with stage A
prostatic cancer we studied 117 patients followed for 2 to 15 years. Since no patient was …

In a consecutive series of autopsies, 223 prostates were removed. Latent prostatic cancer
(LPC) was found in 50 cases (22%). All the tumours were adenocarcinomas. The frequency …

Morphological features in radical prostatectomy specimens from 11 stage A and 73 stage B
prostatic carcinomas were compared by mapping of tumor locations, and determinations of …

The problem in treating incidental carcinoma of the prostate is that of distinguishing between
tumors that will have a long, benign natural history and those that will progress rapidly. A …

The usefulness of clinical stage, serum prostatic acid phosphatase and preoperative
Gleason grade in predicting final pathological stage in patients with adenocarcinoma of the …

Prostatic cu1ui1. 1ct, comprising 17 per cent of the tumors men, is the second most common
malignancy in American men. 1 it is often considered an indolent disease it is the third most …