What types of prostate cancer are there

The male prostate is very fragile. If you don't pay attention to it in your life, it is easy to induce prostatitis. The main symptom of prostatitis in the early stage is pain, especially when urinating, frequent urination and urgency. If it is not treated in time in the early stage of the disease, it may worsen and evolve into the terrifying prostate cancer. Of course, there are many types of prostate cancer.

(1) Latent prostate cancer: refers to adenocarcinoma originating from the prostate that is discovered by pathological examination during postmortem examination in the absence of symptoms and signs of prostate disease during life. Latent cancer can occur in any part of the prostate, but is more common in the central and peripheral areas and is often a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Its incidence rate is reported to be 15% to 50% abroad.

(2) Incidental prostate cancer: The main clinical symptom is benign prostatic hyperplasia. Prostate cancer is found in the resected hyperplastic prostate tissue through histological examination. Its histological manifestation is well-differentiated adenocarcinoma, mainly tubular adenocarcinoma and cribriform adenocarcinoma, and a few are poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. The incidence of incidental prostate cancer abroad is 10% to 30%.

(3) Occult prostate cancer: The patient has no symptoms or signs of prostate disease, but pathological examination of lymph node biopsy or bone puncture specimens confirms prostate cancer. This can be further confirmed by prostate puncture biopsy. The serum prostate specific antigen (pSA) and prostatic acid phosphatase levels of this type of patient are elevated.

(4) Clinical prostate cancer: Prostate cancer is diagnosed by clinical examination (digital examination, ultrasound, CT or MRI, etc.), and can be confirmed by biopsy. The increase of serum pSA and pAp can also assist in diagnosis. Most patients can feel prostate nodules by rectal examination, and ultrasound examination shows that the prostate nodules are irregular in shape, uneven in echo and low in echo.

From the above introduction, we can see that there are many types of prostate cancer, and different types have different symptoms. No matter what type it is, prostate cancer will cause great harm to patients. Therefore, men must pay attention to their health, go to the hospital for physical examinations regularly, and seek timely treatment once the disease is discovered.