How to Collect High-Quality Prostate Cancer Surveillance Data
Slide 7

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Slide 7 — Zones of the Prostate

Talking Points

The prostate includes three zones. The peripheral zone is in the outer most part of the prostate, and the lower peripheral zone is fairly close to the rectal wall. The peripheral zone is the most common site for prostatic adenocarcinoma. The central zone is in the center of the prostate and cancer does not originate there often. The transitional zone is above the central zone and is a common site for benign prostatic hypertrophy, a non-malignant condition of the prostate, but cancer may originate there as well but not as often as in the peripheral zone.

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• Peripheral
• Central
• Transitional

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