Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 409-413 , May 2009

Unsuspected Prostate Cancer After Cystoprostatectomy: A Comparison Between Two Periods in Taiwan

  • Jian-Ri Li

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Institute of Medical Technology, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chi-Rei Yang

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • John Wang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pathology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Yen-Chuan Ou

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Hao-Chung Ho

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • ,
  • Chen-Li Cheng

      Affiliations

    • Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, Taiwan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorrespondence to: Dr Chen-Li Cheng, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, 160, Section 3, Taichung-Kang Road, Taichung 407, Taiwan

Received 1 July 2007 ,Revised 23 January 2008 ,Accepted 16 December 2008.

References 

  1. Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C. Cancer Registry Annual Report, 2002. Taipei: Department of Health, Executive Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  2. Hudson T , Denis LJ . Europa Uomo: the European Prostate Cancer Coalition . Recent Results Cancer Res . 2007;175:267–271
  3. U.S. Cancer Statistics Working Group  . United States Cancer Statistics: 2002 Incidence and Mortality . Atlanta: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute; 2005;
  4. Pu YS . Prostate cancer in Taiwan: epidemiology and risk factors . Int J Andro . 2000;23:34–36
  5. Yang CR , Ou YC , Ho HC , et al.   Unsuspected prostate carcinoma and prostatic intraepithelial neoplasm in Taiwanese patients undergoing cystoprostatectomy . Mole Urol . 1999;3:33–39
  6. Stamey TA , Freiha FS , McNeal JE , et al.   Localized prostate cancer: relationships of tumor volume to clinical significance for treatment of prostate cancer . Cancer . 1993;71(Suppl):933–938
  7. McNeal JE , Bostwick DG , Kindrachuk RA , et al.   Patterns of progression in prostate cancer . Lancet . 1986;1:60–63
  8. Zigeuner RE , Lipsky K , Riedler I , et al.   Did the rate of incidental prostate cancer change in the era of PSA testing? A retrospective study of 1127 patients . Urology . 2003;62:451–455
  9. Prange W , Erbersdobler A , Hammerer P , et al.   Significance of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia in needle biopsy specimens . Urology . 2001;57:486–490
  10. Billis A . Latent carcinoma and atypical lesions of prostate: an autopsy study . Urology . 1986;28:324–329
  11. Pritchett TR , Moreno J , Warner NE , et al.   Unsuspected prostatic adenocarcinoma in patients who have undergone radical cystoprostatectomy for transitional cell carcinoma of the bladder . J Urol . 1988;139:1214–1216
  12. Kabalin JN , McNeal JE , Price HM , et al.   Unsuspected adenocarcinoma of the prostate in patients undergoing cystoprostatectomy for other causes: incidence, histology and morphometric observations . J Urol . 1989;141:1091–1094
  13. Abbas F , Hochberg D , Civantos F , et al.   Incidental prostatic adenocarcinoma in patients undergoing radical cystoprostatectomy for bladder cancer . Eur Urol . 1996;30:322–326
  14. Wiley EL , Davidson P , McIntire DD , et al.   Risk of concurrent prostate cancer in cystoprostatectomy specimens is related to volume of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia . Urology . 1997;49:692–696
  15. Soos G , Tsakiris I , Szanto J , et al.   The prevalence of prostate carcinoma and its precursor in Hungary: an autopsy study . Eur Urol . 2005;48:739–744
  16. Konety BR , Bird VY , Deorah S , et al.   Comparison of the incidence of latent prostate cancer detected at autopsy before and after the prostate specific antigen era . J Urol . 2005;174:1785–1788
  17. Yatani R , Shiraishi T , Nakakuki K , et al.   Trends in frequency of latent prostate carcinoma in Japan from 1965–1979 to 1982–1986 . J Natl Cancer Inst . 1988;80:683–687
  18. Bostwick DG . High grade prostatic intra-epithelial neoplasia: the most likely precursor of prostate cancer . Cancer . 1995;75(Suppl):1823–1836
  19. Breslow N , Chan CW , Dhom G , et al.   Latent carcinoma of prostate at autopsy in seven areas. Collaborative study organized by the International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyons, France . Int J Cancer . 1977;20:680–688
  20. Lee SH , Chang PL , Chen SM , et al.   Synchronous primary carcinomas of the bladder and prostate . Asian J Androl . 2006;8:357–359

PII: S0929-6646(09)60085-1

doi: 10.1016/S0929-6646(09)60085-1

Journal of the Formosan Medical Association
Volume 108, Issue 5 , Pages 409-413 , May 2009

Article Tools