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records, histopathology databases and The British Association of Urological Surgeons Cancer Registry. We recorded the total number of prostate cancers diagnosed per year, number of TURPs performed, Gleason scores and patients outcomes. Of newly diagnosed patients, 82% were allocated to active surveillance, whilst 18% were started on hormone therapy, with no prostate cancer-related deaths over a mean ( SEM , range) follow-up of 49.7 (2.4, 11-81) months. RESULTS TURP CONCLUSIONSTURP mainly samples transitional-zone tissue where tumours are relatively uncommon, and have a good prognosis. Our series of incidental TURP-detected cancers showed an incidence in keeping with published data, and favourable histological and clinical outcomes. We suggest the lack of tissue should not discourage the use of laser prostatectomy surgery.

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