Ultrasonographic estimation of prostate size in normal dogs and relationship to bodyweight and age

A study was undertaken to establish the ranges of prostate dimensions, weig ht and volume in mature normal dogs and thus provide information which woul d allow differentiation from normality of size changes associated with dise ase. The study was performed on 154 healthy adult male entire dogs. Each pr ostate was imaged ultrasonographically and standard longitudinal and transv erse sections were obtained. Prostate length (L), depth on longitudinal (DL ) and transverse sections (DT) and width (Wr were measured. Prostatic volum e and weight were estimated according to formulae derived previously. There were statistically significant correlations between bodyweight or age and L, DL, DT and W, There were also significant correlations between estimated prostatic weight or volume and bodyweight, age, L, DL, DT and W, Formulae wen! derived to express the relationships between prostate size (weight or volume) and age or bodyweight.