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***Hyperplasia = proliferation of cells, hypertrophy = enlargement of cells. | ***Hyperplasia = proliferation of cells, hypertrophy = enlargement of cells. | ||
****How to remember? A. '''P'''rostate... hyper'''P'''lasia. | ****How to remember? A. '''P'''rostate... hyper'''P'''lasia. | ||
==Clinical history== | |||
*PSA (serum). | |||
** >10 ng/mL worrisome for prostate cancer. | |||
** 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> | |||
==Cancer== | ==Cancer== | ||