Naslov
Molecular genetic aspects of prostate transition zone lesions

Autori
Pavelić, Jasminka ; Zeljko, Žarko ; Herak Bosnar, Maja

Izvornik
Urology (0090-4295) 62 (2003); 607-613

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, pregledni rad, znanstveni

Ključne riječi
prostate; transition zone; lesion
(prostate; transition zone; lesions)

Sažetak
The prostate is a composite exocrine gland divided into four zones: anterior fibromuscular stroma, peripheral zone (PZ), central zone, and preprostatic tissue. The preprostatic tissue is the smallest, but most complex, prostate zone. Its main component is a cylindrical, smooth, muscular sphincter. Inside this muscle, are tiny periurethral glands. The group of glandular ducts that "escapes" beyond it is called the transition zone (TZ). This zone accounts for about 5% of the mass of glandular tissue in the normal prostate and is the most common site of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). Prostatic adenocarcinoma also appear in the TZ.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti, Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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