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Descriptor English:   Prostatic Hyperplasia 
Descriptor Spanish:   Hiperplasia Prostática 
Descriptor Portuguese:   Hiperplasia Prostática 
Synonyms English:   Adenoma, Prostatic
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia
Prostatic Hyperplasia, Benign
Prostatic Hypertrophy, Benign
Prostatic Adenoma
Prostatic Hypertrophy  
Tree Number:   C12.294.565.500
Definition English:   Increase in constituent cells in the PROSTATE, leading to enlargement of the organ (hypertrophy) and adverse impact on the lower urinary tract function. This can be caused by increased rate of cell proliferation, reduced rate of cell death, or both. 
Indexing Annotation English:   note category: non-neoplastic despite X refs ADENOMA, PROSTATIC & PROSTATIC ADENOMA
See Related English:   Prostatic Neoplasms
Prostatism
 
History Note English:   96; was PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY 1963-95; PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA was see PROSTATIC HYPERTROPHY 1992-95 
Allowable Qualifiers English:  
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diet therapy diagnosis
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metabolism microbiology
mortality nursing
pathology prevention & control
physiopathology parasitology
psychology radiography
rehabilitation radionuclide imaging
radiotherapy surgery
therapy urine
ultrasonography veterinary
virology  
Record Number:   11913 
Unique Identifier:   D011470 

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