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** Normal is age dependent - increases with age, usu. cut-off ~ 4 ng/mL. | ** Normal is age dependent - increases with age, usu. cut-off ~ 4 ng/mL. | ||
*HIFU = ''High Intensity Focused Ultrasound'' - an ablation procedure for prostate cancer.<ref>URL: [http://www.internationalhifu.com/what-is-hifu-mainmenu-132.html http://www.internationalhifu.com/what-is-hifu-mainmenu-132.html]. Accessed on: 15 June 2010.</ref> | *HIFU = ''High Intensity Focused Ultrasound'' - an ablation procedure for prostate cancer.<ref>URL: [http://www.internationalhifu.com/what-is-hifu-mainmenu-132.html http://www.internationalhifu.com/what-is-hifu-mainmenu-132.html]. Accessed on: 15 June 2010.</ref> | ||
==Prostatic nodular hyperplasia== | |||
*[[AKA]] ''nodular hyperplasia of the prostate'', AKA ''benign prostatic hyperplasia'' (abbreviated BPH). | |||
===General=== | |||
*Very common. | |||
*Incidence increases with age. | |||
Clinical - mnemonic ''I WISH 2p'':<ref>TN06 U5</ref> | |||
*Intermittency. | |||
*Weak stream. | |||
*Incomplete emptying. | |||
*Straining. | |||
*Hesitancy. | |||
*Post-void dribbling. | |||
*Prolonged voiding. | |||
===Microscopic=== | |||
Features: | |||
*Stromal and/or glandular hyperplasia. | |||
Image: | |||
[http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nodular_hyperplasia_of_the_prostate.jpg Prostatic nodular hyperplasia (WC)]. | |||
==Acute inflammation== | ==Acute inflammation== | ||