"Prostate" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A gland in males that surrounds the neck of the URINARY BLADDER and the URETHRA. It secretes a substance that liquefies coagulated semen. It is situated in the pelvic cavity behind the lower part of the PUBIC SYMPHYSIS, above the deep layer of the triangular ligament, and rests upon the RECTUM.
| Descriptor ID |
D011467
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.575 A10.336.707
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2017 | 26 | 30 | 56 |
| 2018 | 27 | 34 | 61 |
| 2019 | 10 | 9 | 19 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Prostate" by people in Profiles.
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Effect of COVID-19 on Male Reproductive System - A Systematic Review. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2021; 12:677701.
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Digital rectal examination and prostate biopsy at the time of COVID-19 outbreak: are there risks of contamination for the urologist? Minerva Urol Nephrol. 2021 04; 73(2):268-269.
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Prostate adenocarcinoma and COVID-19: The possible impacts of TMPRSS2 expressions in susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2. J Cell Mol Med. 2021 04; 25(8):4157-4165.
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No detection of SARS-CoV-2 from urine, expressed prostatic secretions, and semen in 74 recovered COVID-19 male patients: A perspective and urogenital evaluation. Andrology. 2021 01; 9(1):99-106.
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A cross-section of UK prostate cancer diagnostics during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) era - a shifting paradigm? BJU Int. 2021 01; 127(1):30-34.
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Is prostate infarction and acute urinary retention a possible complication of severe COVID-19 infection? Pathology. 2020 12; 52(7):818-821.
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The effect of delaying transperineal fusion biopsy of the prostate for patients with suspicious MRI findings-Implications for the COVID-19 era. Urol Oncol. 2021 01; 39(1):73.e1-73.e8.
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Editorial Comment. J Urol. 2020 10; 204(4):724-725.
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The pivotal role of TMPRSS2 in coronavirus disease 2019 and prostate cancer. Future Oncol. 2020 Sep; 16(27):2029-2033.
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Re: Delayed Radical Prostatectomy is Not Associated with Adverse Oncological Outcomes: Implications for Men Experiencing Surgical Delay Due to the COVID-19 PandemicK. B. Ginsburg, G. L. Curtis, R. E. Timar, A. K. George and M. L. Cher J Urol 2020; 204: Epub ahead of print. doi: 10.1097/JU.0000000000001089. J Urol. 2020 10; 204(4):844-845.