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Characteristics and evaluation of prostate needle-biopsy specimens (n=106).
| Type | n | % |
|---|---|---|
| No glandular abnormality | 12 | 11 |
| Atrophy without inflammation | 8 | 8 |
| Simple atrophy | 19 | 18 |
| PIA/PAH | 45 | 42 |
| HGPIN | 8 | 8 |
| Cancer | 12 | 11 |
| Othersa | 2 | 2 |
Others include glandular hyperplasia, granuloma, adenomatous hyperplasia and/or acinar proliferation. PIA/PAH, proliferative inflammatory atrophy/post-atrophic hyperplasia; HGPIN, high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia.
