What are the types of prostate cancer?

I believe that the majority of male friends are no strangers to prostate cancer, which is a common cancer disease that has a great impact on men's health. In addition, there are many classifications of this disease, and when it comes to treatment, it is necessary to identify the type of prostate cancer before it can be treated. So what are the types of prostate cancer?

1. Latent prostate cancer: refers to adenocarcinoma of the prostate that originates in the prostate gland and is found by pathological examination in the postmortem without the symptoms and signs of prostate disease before death.Latent carcinoma can occur anywhere in the prostate, but is more common in the central and peripheral regions and is often a well-differentiated adenocarcinoma. Its incidence rate is reported abroad to be 15%~50%. The Institute of Urology of Beijing Medical University in China reported that the incidence of latent prostate cancer was 34%. Statistical studies have shown that the incidence of latent prostate cancer may be related to environmental and genetic factors.

2. Incidental prostate cancer: benign prostatic hyperplasia is the main symptom in clinical practice, and prostate cancer is found by histological examination in the resection of hyperplastic prostate tissue. Its histological manifestations are well-differentiated adenocarcinomas, mainly tubular adenocarcinoma and ethmoid reticular adenocarcinoma, and a few are poorly differentiated adenocarcinomas, and the incidence of incidental prostate cancer in foreign countries is 10%~30%. The domestic incidence rate has been reported to be about 5%.

3. Occult prostate cancer: the patient has no symptoms and signs of prostate disease, but is confirmed to be prostate cancer by pathological examination of lymph node biopsy or bone puncture. It can be further confirmed by prostate biopsy. These patients have elevated serum levels of prostate-specific antigen (pSA) and prostate acid phosphatase. Biopsies were positive for pSA and/or pAp immunohistochemical staining.

4. Prostate clinical cancer: clinical examination (finger, ultrasound, CT or magnetic resonance, etc.) diagnosed as prostate cancer, and can be confirmed by biopsy. Elevated serum pSA and pAp can also be used to aid in diagnosis. In most patients, prostatic nodules can be palpated on digital anal examination, and ultrasonography shows that prostatic nodules are irregular in appearance, uneven and hypoechogenic.

The four categories described above are the common types of prostate cancer. I hope you can understand. For men, they must pay attention to their body at ordinary times, participate in more physical exercise, eat more nutritious food, and don't always stay up late, only in this way can they improve their body's immunity and avoid prostate cancer.