PATHOGENESIS OF NODULAR HYPERPLASIA
PROLIFERATION OF BOTH EPITHELIAL AND STROMAL ELEMENTS
BOTH ANDROGENS AND ESTROGENS MAY PLAY A ROLE
- NOT SEEN IN MALES CASTRATED BEFORE PUBERTY
- INHIBITORS OF TESTOSTERONE METABOLISM USEFUL IN TREATMENT
- RELATIVE INCREASE IN ESTROGENS IN OLDER MEN MAY INCREASE DHT RECEPTORS IN PROSTATE