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RID38890 zone of prostate

synonym

prostatic zone
regional part of prostate

definition

There are several different ways of dividing the prostate. Zones from various schema are included here. The prostate is divided from superior to inferior into three regional parts: the base, the middle region, and the apex. Anatomical regions defined for the purpose of prostate targeting during interventions, may include multiple constitutional and regional parts of the prostate. Thirty-six sectors for standardized MRI prostate localization reporting are identified, with addition of seminal vesicles and membranous urethra. Each traditional prostate sextant is sub-divided into six sectors, to include: the anterior fibromuscular stroma, the transition zone anterior and posterior sectors, the peripheral zone anterior, lateral, and medial sectors. The anterior and posterior sectors are defined by a line bisecting the prostate into the anterior and posterior halves.

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