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Table 2 Basic characteristics of lPCa and cPCa patients

From: Comparison of malignancy and spatial distribution between latent and clinical prostate cancer: an 8-year biopsy study

Characteristics median (IQR)/ (%)

lPCa

cPCa

Prostate volume

29.4 (27.5–40.2)

34.5 (27.8–44.7)

Total tumor volume/ml

0.055 (0.007–0.304)

2.128 (0.822–4.566)

Index tumor volume/ml

0.032 (0.004–0.138)

1.545 (0.466–4.045)

Tumor volume group

 Volume ≥ 0.5 ml

3 (12.5)

104 (82.5)

 Volume < 0.5 ml

21 (87.5)

22 (17.5)

ISUP classification

 1

11 (45.8)

10 (7.9)

 2

8 (33.3)

59 (46.8)

 3

0 (0.0)

33 (26.2)

 4

1 (4.2)

10 (7.9)

 5

4 (16.7)

14 (11.1)

EPE

4 (16.7)

46 (36.3)

csPCa

13 (54.2)

119 (94.4)

Spatial distribution of tumors

 Anterior zone

12 (50.0)

63 (50.0)

 Posterior zone

10 (41.7)

50 (39.7)

 Both anterior and posterior zone

2 (8.3)

13 (10.3)

 Peripheral zone

19 (79.2)

82 (65.1)

 Transitional zone

4 (16.7)

15 (11.9)

 Both peripheral and transitional zone

1 (4.2)

29 (23.0)

 Apical 1/3 region

12 (50.0)

111 (88.1)

 Middle 1/3 region

16 (66.7)

111 (88.1)

 Basal 1/3 region

3 (12.5)

50 (39.6)