Health and Prostate

PZ = peripheral zone; CZ = central zone; TZ = transition zone; fm = anterior fibromuscular stroma; UD = distal urethra; UP = proximal urethral segment; E = ejaculatory ducts; bn = bladder neck; s = preprostatic and distal striated urethral sphincters; C = coronal plane; OC = oblique coronal plane; BL = bladder; SV = seminal vesicles; CG = coagulating gland; V = ventral lobe of the prostate; L = lateral lobe of the prostate; D = distal lobe of the prostate; Bur G = bulbourethral gland; UR = urethra; PU = pubis; vas deferens; CE = cauda epididymis.

Reproduced from Price D. Comparative aspects of development and structure in the prostate. In: Vollmer EP, editor. Biology of the prostate and related tissues. Vol. XII. Bethesda (MD): Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare (US); 1963.; and Jesik CJ, Holland JM, Lee C. An anatomic and his-tologic study of the rat prostate. Prostate 1982; 3.

Diagnostic events (in squares) in the sequence of  screening and follow-up for prostate cancer. The size and darkness of the curved arrows indicate the current knowledge regarding diagnostic tools. Block arrows indicate the function of diagnostic ...

Effects of tissue localization of the androgen receptor on differentiation of the urogenital sinus

[/caption] Epithelium and stroma from the urogenital sinuses of wild-type (androgen-receptor positive) or Tfm (androgen-receptor negative) mice were recombined and grafted under the renal capsule. Prostatic epithelium ...

Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Anatomy Anatomy The prostate is approximately the size and shape of a walnut and is nestled under the bladder, anterior to the rectum. The primary function of the prostate is to secrete fluids that protect and sustain sperm while in the vagina after intercourse. Prostatic fluid ...

Estimated cancer deaths in 10 leading sites (United States)

Estimated cancer deaths in 10 leading sites by gender, United States

Effects of tissue localization of the androgen receptor on differentiation of the urogenital sinus (UGS)