BENIGN
P R O S TAT I C
H YChamberlain
P E R P L A S
University
N R 576-Differential
I A
Diagnosis Dr Brandon
Alters
Date
,DISEASE
BACKGROU
A N D Defi nition:
ND Prostatic
Benign Hyperplas
(BPH) is characteriz
by the proliferation
smooth muscle an
epithelial cells withi
the prostatic transiti
zone.
Ke y Point: BPH lea
to an increase in th
number of cells, kno
as hyperplasia, caus
lower urinary tract
symptoms (LUTS)
, INCIDENCE
AND
P R E VA L E N C E
•Prostate e n l a rg e m e n t typ
begins between 40-4 5 y
old.
•B y a g e 6 0, the prostate
m a y increase in size by
60%.
•B y a g e 8 0, it m a y in c re a s
by 80%.
•Signifi cance: H i g h l i g h t s
the widespread nature of
BPH a m o n g aging men
P R O S TAT I C
H YChamberlain
P E R P L A S
University
N R 576-Differential
I A
Diagnosis Dr Brandon
Alters
Date
,DISEASE
BACKGROU
A N D Defi nition:
ND Prostatic
Benign Hyperplas
(BPH) is characteriz
by the proliferation
smooth muscle an
epithelial cells withi
the prostatic transiti
zone.
Ke y Point: BPH lea
to an increase in th
number of cells, kno
as hyperplasia, caus
lower urinary tract
symptoms (LUTS)
, INCIDENCE
AND
P R E VA L E N C E
•Prostate e n l a rg e m e n t typ
begins between 40-4 5 y
old.
•B y a g e 6 0, the prostate
m a y increase in size by
60%.
•B y a g e 8 0, it m a y in c re a s
by 80%.
•Signifi cance: H i g h l i g h t s
the widespread nature of
BPH a m o n g aging men
