[Herpes viruses and human papillomavirus in prostate cancer: first results].

M Mikhaleva LA Kamalov AK Karpov VA Okhobotov DP Akopyan EK Shakhpazyan NM Shaparov BYu Nesterova OK Martirosyan LM Ekhoyan MA Osmanov O

Published in: Urologiia (Moscow, Russia : 1999) (2024)

The resulting trend toward a higher prevalence of HSV-6 and CMV in patients with PCa compared to those with BPH creates the prerequisites for further study of viruses in prostate diseases involving a larger cohort, which will provide an idea of the multi-stage process of malignant transformation and, possibly, open new therapeutic options for prevention and treatment.

Keyphrases

prostate cancer
benign prostatic hyperplasia
radical prostatectomy
risk factors
minimally invasive
lower urinary tract symptoms