A series of 212 prostate specimens of @entity1 dead between August 2002-August 2004, have been sectioned in consecutive autopsies and subjected to whole mount analysis in purpose to determine the epidemiology of @entity263 in Greece. @entity263 were found in 40 cases (18.8%) most in the peripheral region. In all, 29 of 40 impalpable @entity5 (70.7%) had volume less than 1 cm3. Most of impalpable @entity189 were of favorable (Gleason score 2-4) or intermediate (Gleason score 5 and 6) histological type (55 and 27.7%, respectively) while only five (12.5%) were undifferentiated (Gleason score 7 and 8). In all, 24 (60%) of the 40 impalpable @entity189 were multifocal and consisted of two or more foci, most of small size (<0.5 cm3). Most of the impalpable @entity5 found in this autopsy study were potentially insignificant @entity5 (relatively low volume, favorable or intermediate histological pattern and absence of invasiveness). @entity5436 ( @entity5436 ) coexisted with impalpable @entity189 , in almost half of the @entity5 -positive specimens. There was a positive correlation between @entity5436 foci and coexistent @entity5 foci in most of the cases. Frequency rate and pathological features of both entities show significant variations in medical literature. Since the incidence of @entity263 in Greece is relatively low, and according to our autopsy findings, it is plausible that the frequency of @entity263 in a certain population could be related to the prevalent model of impalpable @entity5 as well as to the frequency and extend of the @entity1613 .

Frequency of @entity263 and XXXX in Greek male population: an autopsy study.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['men'] @entity263 :: ('MESH:D011471', 'Disease') :: ['Impalpable prostate carcinomas', 'impalpable prostate cancer', 'clinical prostate cancer'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['cancers', 'cancer', 'tumors'] @entity189 :: ('MESH:D002277', 'Disease') :: ['carcinomas'] @entity1613 :: ('MESH:D011230', 'Disease') :: ['precancerous lesions'] @entity5436 :: ('MESH:D019048', 'Disease') :: ['Prostate intraepithelial neoplasia', 'PIN']
@entity1613 :: (MESH:D011230,Disease) :: ['precancerous conditions']
