Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate the degree of heterogeneity of the volume-weighted mean nuclear volume (MNV) calculated from radical prostatectomy specimens, and to evaluate how closely the MNV calculated from transrectal biopsy specimens reflected the overall malignancy. MNV was evaluated using 77 sections of histological specimens from 9 patients who underwent radical prostatectomy at Shizuoka City Hospital between January 1990 and December 1995. The MNV values calculated from radical prostatectomy specimens were compared with those calculated from preoperative transrectal biopsy specimens. MNV was judged to be homogeneous in six cases and heterogeneous in three cases. Of the heterogeneous cases, MNV calculated from the transrectal biopsy specimens was judged to be underestimated in 2 of 3 cases. This study shows that intratumoral heterogeneity of prostate cancer may affect clinical estimates of the grade of malignancy based on the MNV, and indicates the need for a sufficient number of specimens in order to evaluate the MNV by transrectal biopsy.
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