Differentiating between prostate cancer and prostate hyperplasia

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that occurs in the male prostate tissue. Clinically, prostate cancer and prostate hyperplasia have similar symptoms and are easily confused. In fact, these are two different diseases that need to be differentiated.

Different locations of occurrence:

Although both occur in the prostate, prostate hyperplasia mainly occurs in the transitional zone in the central area of ​​the prostate, while prostate cancer mainly occurs in the peripheral zone of the prostate, with great differences in their anatomical locations.

Different in nature:

Generally speaking, prostate hyperplasia itself will not turn into prostate cancer. However, prostate hyperplasia and prostate cancer can coexist. Do not assume that benign prostate hyperplasia will not cause cancer. Sometimes prostate cancer can be found in specimens after prostate hyperplasia surgery. This is because a small part of prostate cancer (about 10%) will occur in the prostate transitional zone.

The pathological process is different:

Prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer are two completely different pathological processes. Studies have found that currently only androgens can promote the transformation of pathological prostate cancer to clinical prostate cancer, and there is no evidence that androgens can promote the transformation of benign prostatic hyperplasia to prostate cancer.

If male friends experience abnormal urination such as frequent urination, urgent urination, painful urination, and incomplete urination, they must go to the urology department of a regular hospital for examination in time to rule out prostate cancer.