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Health Encyclopedia: Introduction To Enlarged Prostate (Bph)
- Introduction to Enlarged Prostate (BPH)
- Highlights
- Symptoms of Enlarged Prostate
- Causes of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
- Causes of Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
- Risk Factors
- Complications
Introduction
Hyperplasia is a general medical term referring to excess cell replication. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called benign prostate hyperplasia, is a noncancerous growth of the prostate gland. It is the most common noncancerous form of cell growth in men and usually begins with microscopic nodules in younger men. BPH, however, is not a precancerous condition. Prostate cancer usually occurs in the outer area of the prostate, called the peripheral zone.
Expert & Community Posts
PSA Velocity: What Does a Quick Rise in PSA Mean?
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What Does Prostate Size Mean?
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Is It Possible to Perform a Prostate Self Exam?
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Can Enlarged Prostate Occur in a Young Man?
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Health Guide
Prostate Cancer: Staging and Grading
...of high PSA levels.T2The cancer is confined to the prostate but can be felt as a small well-defined nodule.T2a. Tumors are in half a prostate lobe.T2b. Tumors are in more than half a lobe.T2c.... Read more »Tests for Enalrged Prosate
...lubricated finger into the patient's rectum and feels the prostate to estimate its size and to detect nodules or tenderness. The exam is quick and painless, but embarrassing for some, and far from... Read more »Prostate Cancer: Conditions with Similar Symptoms
...Conditions with Similar SymptomsBenign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)In up to half of men in their 40s, the prostate begins to enlarge through a process of cell multiplication called benign prostatic... Read more »Prostate Cancer Introduction
Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that arises in the prostate gland. As with any cancer, if it is advanced or left untreated in early stages, it can eventually spread through the blood... Read more »Prostate Cancer: Resources
...Institutewww.cancer.org -- American Cancer Societywww.asco.org -- American Society of Clinical Oncologywww.prostatecancerfoundation.org -- Prostate Cancer Foundationwww.pcacoalition.org --... Read more »Images
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