Objective: This study is planned to evaluate the histological lesions of prostatic specimens and it’s correlation with the clinical data.Materials and Methods: The present study is a prospective study, undertaken in the Department of Pathology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College, Jaipur, Rajasthan, during the period of July 2010 to May 2012. This study was conducted on 100 prostatic specimens refer...

Here, we report a case of stromal tumor of uncertain malignant potential (STUMP) that was difficult to diagnose. A 53-year-old male was found to have a hard nodule on digital rectal examination; magnetic resonance imaging revealed a large nodule on the left side of the prostate, indicating prostate cancer. However, pathological diagnosis of the biopsy specimen was benign prostatic hyperplasia. ...

Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a nonmalignant adenomatous enlargement of the periurethral prostate gland. It is a common disease in older men. In addition to man, spontaneous benign prostatic hyperplasia occurs in chimpanzee and the dog. Alternatives to these spontaneous models are induced benign prostatic hyperplasia, xenografts and in vitro models. Xenografts may be induced by cells cultured...

Correspondence: Dr. Shovha Bastola, MD Department of Pathology, Grande International Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal E-mail:[email protected] Background: The major causes of prostatic enlargement are nodular hyperplasia, prostatitis and neoplasm including prostatic intraepithelial neoplasm. Acidic mucin is absent in benign prostatic glands and is present in some prostatic adenocarcinomas. Muc...