SEM and X-ray microanalysis of human prostatic calculi

Journal Article · Mon Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · J. Urol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5299262

Vilches, J; Lopez, A; De Palacio, L; Munoz, C; Gomez, J

Calculi removed from human prostates affected with nodular hyperplasia were analyzed with scanning electron microscopy and EDAX system. The general spectrum was made up of Na, Al, Mg, S, P, Ca and Zn. Two types of stone were identified morphostructurally and microanalytically: calculi type I of nodular surface with high peaks of S, and calculi type II polyfaceted with high peaks of P and Ca. Their formation from corpora amylacea and/or exogenous constituents is discussed. The superficial deposit of Zn suggests its incorporation from the prostatic liquid and does not seem to play an important role in the genesis.

• Research Organization: Catedra de Histologia, Embriologia General y Anatomia Patologica, Facultad de Medicina, Cadiz, Spain
• OSTI ID: 5299262
• Journal Information: J. Urol.; (United States), Vol. 127:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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