[Incidental carcinoma of the prostate]

The purpose of this study has been to establish the possible presence of incidental carcinoma among men with benign prostatic hyperplasia. During the period 1983-1987, 954 patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia, have been undergone transvesical prostatectomy. Prostatic tissue has been studied with sagittal sections. Sections on the surgical specimens were taking every 0.5 Cm. In this way we have obtained from 6 to 15 sections in every prostate gland for microscopic examination. The incidence of incidental carcinoma of the prostate was found to be 5.45 per cent and it represent 24.88 per cent of all prostatic adenocarcinomas.