附註:Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-124) and index.
""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Anatomy and embryology""; ""Embryological development of the prostate""; ""Anatomy of the prostatic ducts""; ""Stromal-to-epithelial ratios""; ""Innervation of the prostate""; ""Ejaculatory function""; ""Molecular mechanisms underlying prostate growth""; ""Adrenoceptor signal transduction""; ""Causes of abnormal prostate cell growth""; ""Oncogenes""; ""Tumor suppressor genes""; ""Local growth potential versus metastatic capacity""; ""Angiogenesis factors""; ""Stepwise induction of prostatic neoplasia""; ""Inflammatory processes and the prostate""
""Pathology of the prostate""""Benign prostatic hyperplasia""; ""Prostate cancer""; ""Histology of prostate metastases""; ""Histology of prostatitis""; ""Bladder outlet obstruction""; ""Progressive development of benign prostatic hyperplasia""; ""Localized progression of prostate cancer""; ""Metastatic spread of prostate cancer""; ""Acute and chronic prostatitis""; ""Diagnosis of prostatic diseases""; ""History""; ""Physical examination""; ""Microscopy and culture of urine, and expressed prostatic secretions""; ""Serology""; ""Imaging studies and urinary flow rate determination""
""Transabdominal ultrasound imaging""""Uroflowmetry""; ""Pressure-flow urodynamics""; ""Transrectal ultrasound imaging""; ""Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging""; ""Radionuclide bone scanning""; ""Treatment options""; ""Benign prostatic hyperplasia""; ""Prostate cancer""; ""Chemoprevention""; ""Early disease""; ""Antiandrogen monotherapy for those considered at high risk of recurrence""; ""Management of local recurrence""; ""Advanced disease and the role of LHRH analogs""; ""Hormone-independent prostate cancer""; ""Prostatitis""; ""Sexual function and the prostate""
""Concluding perspectives""""References""; ""Index""
