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benign prostatic hyperplasia - Coggle Diagram

- - - - As men age, testosterone levels decline, but estrogen levels remain the same, which results in a higher estrogen/testosterone ratio
        
        BPH is not a risk factor for the development of prostate cancer
        
        Middle transition zone/the lateral and middle prostatic lobes (periurethral lobes) are involved in development of BPH
        
        Outer peripheral zone is involved in development of prostate cancer
- - - - adenocarcinoma
    - - Also referred to as nodular hyperplasia
        Benign glandular and stromal hyperplasia of the transitional zone of the prostate
- - - - Sympathetic innervation
        Somatic innervation
    - - Parasympathetic innervation