Patient's Query
Hello doctor,
My father aged 54, on ultrasound of whole abdomen shows prostate weight 0.068 pounds. A year back, the prostate weight was 0.057 pounds. He is taking Tamsulosin 0.4 tablet. The doctor says it is very likely benign prostatic hyperplasia. Can it turn into cancer?
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This prostatic enlargement is suggested to be BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia) after examination by a Urologist to be benign then it is very unlikely to be cancer. Prostate size growth over one year may be falsely positive due to different radiologists performing ultrasound, or some variation. And progressive slow growth is expected. For cancer, have a screening (if family history of father or brother). PSA (prostate-specific antigen) and DRE (digital rectal examination) if normal then unlikely to be cancer. The duration of treatment for BPH depends on symptoms.
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Answered byDr. Choudhary Devendra
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