Histopathological Patterns of Prostate Specimens in Mymensingh

Histopathological examination of prostate biopsy specimen is required to role out the benign or malignant enlargement of prostate gland in older men. This study was carried out to find out the histological patterns of disease in the surgical specimens of prostate examined in one Government approved laboratory of District town Mymensingh, Bangladesh. A total of 93 cases was found in the one year period of 2007. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) was the most common lesion accounting 77.4% and the 22.6% was malignant lesion. Of 21 cases of prostate cancer 19 (90.5%) were adenocarcinoma and 2 (9.5%) were transitional cell carcinoma. Majority of adenocarcinoma were in Gleason score 6 (52.6%). The mean age of carcinoma of prostate cases was 65.5 years (95% CI; 61.2 – 69.8 years) ranging from 40 to 80 years. The mean age of BPH cases was 67.7 years (95% CI; 65.5 – 70.1 years) ranging from 42 to 85 years. Age group 61-70 years was the common peak age group for both BPH and prostatic adenocarcinoma.