Clinical significance of microvessel density and proliferation in prostate cancer core biopsy.

Purpose: To investigate the microvessel density (MVD) and proliferation in prostate cancer (PC) core biopsies.

Methods: Core biopsy samples of PC tissue from 45 patients were routinely processed and embedded in paraffin. The samples of PC formed the investigated group (n=25), while samples of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) served as controls (n=20).