Is the density of transition zone prostate tissue truly 1 gram per milliliter?—an evaluation of HoLEP specimens
Nabila Reem Khondakar, Amir Patel, Jessica Helon, Alyssa McDonald, Alla Fadl-Alla, Jenny Guo, Amy E. Krambeck, Perry Xu · 2026
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Nabila Reem Khondakar and co-authors test a common assumption about prostate size in a 2026 study. Doctors often treat prostate volume in milliliters as equal to weight in grams. That swap assumes the tissue has the same density as water. The tissue studied came from the prostate's inner zone, removed during laser surgery for benign growth.
The team weighed tissue and measured its volume by water displacement in the operating room. Median tissue density came out just below that of water. As a result, volume slightly overstated true weight across the samples. Larger glands on pre surgery scans held denser tissue, and denser tissue also took longer to remove.
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| CREATOR | Nabila Reem Khondakar, Amir Patel, Jessica Helon, Alyssa McDonald, Alla Fadl-Alla, Jenny Guo, Amy E. Krambeck, Perry Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 19 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |