[Correlation between dysplastic lesions and latent cancers of the prostate. An analysis of 100 autopsies]

The aim was to check the etiopathogenetic relationship between the dysplastic hyperplasia and the latent carcinoma of the prostate. During the autopsy was removed the prostate in toto by 100 men in the age over 50 years. It should be stressed that clinically was not known a carcinoma of the prostate in every case. The whole material was examined by the step-section technique. The results of this study suggest the opinion, that the dysplasia of the prostate may represent a potential precancerous lesion. The consequences for the physicians and the other hand for the pathologists are discussed.