Is there any sign of prostate cancer, if the prostate is calcified, will it become prostate cancer?
With the popularization of physical examination and the improvement of ultrasound technology, many men find prostate calcification during physical examination. Others have prostate calcifications found on abdominal CT for other diseases. What is prostate calcification? Found out what to do? For many men, prostate disease feels unspeakable, and if they want to know, they are too embarrassed to ask a doctor.
Prostate calcification is actually the deposition of calcium salts in the local tissue of the prostate, which is shown by imaging examinations. Prostate calcifications appear as hyperechoic on ultrasonography and as hyperdense foci on CT. Most of them occur in 40-60 years old, some are normal physiological conditions, and some are pathological conditions caused by certain diseases. The cause of prostate calcification is still unclear. Existing studies suggest that it may be related to factors such as chronic prostatitis, prostate fluid retention, prostate tissue degeneration, prostate duct stenosis, calcium and phosphorus metabolism disorders, and prostate congestion.
The prostate gland is the "life gland" of men. It leads the opening of the genital tract and guards the traffic artery of urination. It is an important organ of the genitourinary tract. The formation of prostate calcification is actually similar to the formation of urinary tract stones. The prostate has ducts, and the ducts may contain urine or secretions to form crystal calcifications, just like the silt in the river, which will slowly clump and harden over time. In addition, when urinating, urine refluxes into the prostate gland, which stimulates the prostate and causes inflammation. After repeated inflammatory stimulation, the prostatitis will heal and leave scars on the inflammatory site, that is, calcified plaques. This is the same as the formation of calcifications in the lungs after tuberculosis heals.
For elderly men over 50 years old, benign prostatic hyperplasia occurs with age, which can also cause calcification in the prostate, which belongs to physiological calcification. For young men between the ages of 20 and 30, if the physical examination finds that the prostate is calcified, it may mean that he has prostatitis, at least he has had prostatitis in the past. If calcification gradually increases, it is possible to form stones, and prostate calcification is a precursor to prostate stones. Prostate calcification can block the prostate gland duct and easily breed bacteria, which may cause difficulty in the treatment of prostatitis and recurrent attacks.
Prostate calcification really ignore it? Will it be cancerous?
For the vast majority of people, prostate calcification has no symptoms and discomfort and is usually found during examination. In general, prostate calcification is like a scar. In fact, you don't need to worry too much. Just like normal people who may have suffered a little injury, there will be scars on the hands. It will not disappear, but as long as it does not affect the function, it does not affect the life. , there is no need to intervene in it, just regular review.
Prostate calcification is mainly closely related to prostatitis, but not directly related to prostate cancer. Prostate calcification is neither a precancerous lesion nor a direct malignant transformation.
For patients with recurrent prostatitis leading to calcification of the prostate and symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, and dysuria, standardized treatment of prostatitis is required. Difficulty urinating in older adults requires treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia.
For men over 45 years old, it is necessary to do a blood PSA (prostate-specific antigen) examination, digital rectal examination, and prostate B-ultrasound every year. If you have hematuria or difficulty urinating, seek medical attention immediately.
Usually drink more water, don’t hold back urine, avoid prolonged sitting, exercise more, and don’t believe in small online advertisements and some informal clinics to fool and treat indiscriminately.