Anterior Prostate Articles

Anterior-predominant prostate cancer (APC) is an incompletely understood entity which can be difficult to sample via transrectal biopsy. Seemingly favorable biopsy results may belie the potential aggressiveness of these tumors.

To describe MP-MRI features of the normal anterior fibromuscular stroma (AFMS) and identify MR imaging findings that can differentiate it from anterior prostate cancer.

We reviewed MP-MR images and histopathology of patients who underwent pre-operative MRI and prostatectomy between October 2012 and August 2014.