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Prostatic Hyperplasia
KEY FACTS
Terminology
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Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)
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Term reserved for histopathologic pattern of smooth muscle and epithelial cell proliferation
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Hyperplasia correct term since BPH is characterized by increased number of epithelial stromal cells in periurethral area of prostate (not hypertrophy, which means increase in size)
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