The region of the prostate that is located posterior to the central and transition zones, surrounding the distal urethra. It is the zone of origin for the vast majority of human prostatic cancers. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30566875 https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7431-4139 ]
Synonyms: prostate peripheral zone
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