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Prostatic Hyperplasia  

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  • 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. A disease caused by hyperplastic process of non-transformed prostatic cells.

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