Table 1.
Studies evaluating latent PC by step-sectioning of prostate in the US and Europe.
| Author | Year Published | Country/Ethnicity | Duration of Study | Study Population | No. of Cases | Age | No. of Cancers | % | Pathology Section Width (mm) | Ref. No. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore | 1935 | Austria | 1931–1932 | Hospital | 304 | Range, 21–90 | 52 | 16.7 | 4 | [10] |
| Andrews | 1949 | UK | NA | Hospital | 142 | Range, 40–79 | 17 | 12.0 | 4 | [11] |
| Edwards | 1953 | Canada | 1942–1945 | Hospital | 173 | Mean, 64.1 | 35 | 16.7 | 4 | [12] |
| Franks | 1954 | US | NA | Forensic | 220 | NA | 69 | 31.4 | 4 | [13] |
| Viitanen | 1958 | Finland | NA | Hospital | 100 | ≥50 | 22 | 22.0 | 5 | [14] |
| Halpert | 1965 | US/Black | NA | Hospital | 30 | Range, 70–79 | 13 | 43.3 | 4 | [15] |
| Halpert | 1965 | US/Caucasian | NA | Hospital | 70 | Range, 70–79 | 41 | 58.6 | 4 | [15] |
| Liavag | 1968 | Norway | NA | Hospital | 340 | ≥40 | 90 | 26.5 | 4 | [16] |
| Lundberg | 1970 | Sweden | 1967 | Hospital | 292 | NA | 116 | 39.7 | 5 | [17] |
| Harbitz | 1973 | Norway | 1967–1968 | Hospital | 172 | ≥40 | 54 | 31.4 | 4–6 | [18] |
| Akazaki | 1973 | US/men of Japanese ancestry | 1969–1972 | Hospital | 158 | ≥50 | 46 | 29.1 | 3 | [19] |
| Breslow | 1977 | Germany | NA | Hospital | 145 | Mean, 65 | 43 | 29.7 | 5 | [20] |
| Breslow | 1977 | Israel | NA | Hospital | 143 | Mean, 65 | 32 | 22.4 | 5 | [20] |
| Breslow | 1977 | Sweden | NA | Hospital | 306 | Mean, 65 | 123 | 40.2 | 5 | [20] |
| Hølund | 1980 | Denmark | 1971–1977 | Hospital | 223 | Range, 36–94 | 57 | 25.6 | 3 | [21] |
| Gulleyardo | 1980 | US/Black | NA | Hospital | 207 | NA | 65 | 31.4 | 3 | [22] |
| Gulleyardo | 1980 | US/Caucasian | NA | Hospital | 293 | NA | 85 | 29 | 3 | [22] |
| Yatani | 1982 | Colombia | 1967–1970 | Hospital | 182 | Mean, 64.4 | NA | 31.5 | 3 | [23] |
| Yatani | 1982 | US/Black | 1969–1978 | Hospital | 178 | Mean, 63.6 | NA | 36.9 | 3 | [23] |
| Yatani | 1982 | US/Caucasian | 1969–1978 | Hospital | 253 | Mean, 63.2 | NA | 34.6 | 3 | [23] |
| Yatani | 1982 | US/men of Japanese ancestry | 1969–1978 | Hospital | 417 | Mean, 70.1 | NA | 25.6 | 3 | [23] |
| Stemmermann | 1992 | US/men of Japanese ancestry | 1970–1990 | Hospital | 293 | Mean, 67.9 | 80 | 27.3 | 3 | [24] |
| Sakr | 1993 | US/Black | NA | Forensic | 98 | 10–50 | 19 | 19.4 | 3–4 | [25] |
| Sakr | 1993 | US/Caucasian | NA | Forensic | 54 | 10–50 | 14 | 25.9 | 3–4 | [25] |
| Brawn | 1996 | US/Black | NA | Hospital | 15 | ≥50 | 5 | 33.3 | 3 | [26] |
| Brawn | 1996 | US/Caucasian | NA | Hospital | 89 | ≥50 | 39 | 43.8 | 3 | [26] |
| Sanchez-Chapado | 2003 | Spain | NA | Forensic | 146 | Mean, 48.5 | 27 | 18.5 | 3-4 | [28] |
| Soos | 2005 | Hungary | NA | Hospital | 139 | 18–95 | 54 | 38.8 | 4 | [29] |
| Stamtiou | 2007 | Greece | 2002–2004 | Hospital | 212 | ≥30 | 40 | 18.8 | 4 | [30] |
| Haas | 2007 | US (92% Caucasian) | NA | Hospital | 164 | Median, 64 | 47 | 28.7 | 4 | [31] |
| Polat | 2009 | Turkey | NA | Hospital | 114 | Mean, 55 | 11 | 9.6 | 4 | [32] |
| Powell | 2010 | US/Black | 1993–2004 | Forensic | 630 | 20–79 | NA | 35.1 | 2.5 | [33] |
| Powell | 2010 | US/Caucasian | 1993–2004 | Forensic | 426 | 20–79 | NA | 48.1 | 2.5 | [33] |
| Zlotta | 2013 | Russia | 2008–2011 | Hospital | 220 | Mean, 62.5 | 82 | 37.3 | 4 | [8] |
NA: not available.