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Review
. 2024 Aug;56(8):2451-2458.
doi: 10.1007/s11255-024-04012-w. Epub 2024 Mar 25.

Apparent differences in prostate zones: susceptibility to prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis

Xu-Dong Yu #  1   2 , Shao-Shuai Yan #  1 , Rui-Jia Liu #  1 , Yao-Sheng Zhang  3   4
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Review

Apparent differences in prostate zones: susceptibility to prostate cancer, benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostatitis

Xu-Dong Yu et al. Int Urol Nephrol. 2024 Aug.

Abstract

Men are inevitably plagued by prostate disease throughout their lives. However, the understanding of the pathogenesis of prostate diseases is still limited. In the 1960s, McNeal proposed the theory of prostate zones: the prostate was divided into three main zones: transition zone, central zone, and peripheral zone. Over the past 50 years, significant differences between different prostate zones have been gradually revealed. We summarized the most significant differences in different zones of the prostate. For the first time, we proposed the "apparent difference in prostate zones" concept. This new concept has been proposed to understand the different zones of the prostate better. It also provided new ideas for exploring the susceptibility of lesions in different prostate zones. Despite the reported differences between zones, the treatment of prostate-related diseases remains partition agnostic. Therefore, we also discussed the clinical significance of the "apparent difference in the prostate zone" and emphasized the necessity of prostate zones.

Keywords: Apparent differences; Central zone; Peripheral zone; Prostate; Transition zone.

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