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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==
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