What Differs Cancer From Adenoma

Prostate adenoma is a benign enlargement of prostate gland.

Adenoma quite slowly increases in its size, usually is located within prostatic capsule and never metastasizes.

Unlike adenoma, prostate cancer is a malignant growth.

Growth may spread beyond prostate gland damaging nearby organs such as bladder and rectum. Frequently prostate cancer metastasizes damaging different organs.

Prostate adenoma may have long-term course (several decades) and show with moderately frank symptoms even when prostate gland size is quite large.

Prostate cancer usually shows in 2 – 4 years after occurrence and if not treated leads to death during 5 – 7 years.

However, adenoma and prostate cancer may have many common symptoms, especially connected with urination disorder.

However, even digital rectal examination and ultrasound examination on the initial stages of prostate cancer development makes impossible distinguishing it from adenoma.

Sometimes PSA rise in blood may be a sign of malignant growth. However, often prostate cancer may develop without changes in PSA.

Main task of urologist who examines patient with prostate disease is to exclude prostate cancer, especially in those who are predisposed to it.