Transrectal ultrasound allows the delineation of prostate gland anatomy; two distinct areas can be identified comprising the inner gland (periurethral and transition zone glandular tissue ...

An enlarged prostate may cause problems urinating and other symptoms. The prostate gland plays a significant role in the male reproductive system. About the size of a ping-pong ball or walnut ...

Dr. Dan Sperling As a radiologist specializing in prostate cancer diagnosis and treatment, I’m writing to share a fear I often hear from my patients. “Will this treatment affect my sex life?” This ...

The prostate, a walnut-sized gland nestled below the bladder in men ... Suitability for RARP depends on cancer stage, overall health, prostate anatomy, and the surgeon's experience.

The most common type is adenocarcinoma, which grows in the tissue of the prostate gland. But other types of cancer can also originate in the prostate. If you’re male, your prostate is a small ...

Most prostate cancers start in the outer part of the prostate gland. This means that to cause symptoms, the cancer needs to be big enough to press on the urethra that carries urine from the bladder to ...

You usually start by seeing your GP. They ask you about your general health and symptoms. They might examine your prostate gland and ask you to have a blood test. Your doctor then decides whether to ...

Dr. Lepor added that the study results, and his experience in having performed more than 5,000 whole-gland removals (radical prostatectomies) in his career, both argue that 80 percent of men with ...

Coronal T2-weighted imaging of normal prostate anatomy on MRI. The high signal of the peripheral zone and heterogeneous intermediate signal central gland caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia.