Element

Symbol

Prostatic tissue

Normal

41 - 87 year (n = 37)

BPH

56 - 78 year (n = 32)

PCa

40 - 79 year (n = 60)

Silver

Ag

0.038 ± 0.006

0.0415 ± 0.0090

0.252 ± 0.030

Aluminum

Al

34.2 ± 3.5

24.4 ± 3.2

328 ± 73

Gold

Au

0.0041 ± 0.0008

0.00257 ± 0.00077

0.0297 ± 0.0056

Boron

B

1.04 ± 0.18

1.51 ± 0.26

12.6 ± 3,7

Berillium

Be

0.00094 ± 0.00007

0.000918 ± 0.000042

0.0137 ± 0.0022

Bismuth

Bi

0.029 ± 0.011

0.140 ± 0.042

1.75 ± 0.27

Bromine

Br

27.9 ± 2.9

30.6 ± 3.4

99.9 ± 8.9

Cadmium

Cd

1.12 ± 0.13

1.07 ± 0.43

0.425 ± 0.099

Cerium

Ce

0.0309 ± 0.0050

0.0128 ± 0.0019

0.101 ± 0.013

Cobalt

Co

0.0467 ± 0.0064

0.0617 ± 0.0084

0.0336 ± 0.0040

Cromium

Cr

0.56 ± 0.08

1.00 ± 0.10

2.34 ± 0.32

Cesium

Cs

0.0339 ± 0.0033

0.0235 ± 0.0025

0.0389 ± 0.0039

Dysprosium

Dy

0.00293 ± 0.00049

0.00156 ± 0.00024

0.00771 ± 0.00110

Erbium

Er

0.00148 ± 0.00023

0.00072 ± 0.00013

0.00297 ± 0.00038

Iron

Fe

111 ± 9

133 ± 11

165 ± 15

Gadolinium

Gd

0.00290 ± 0.00041

0.00153 ± 0.00027

0.00945 ± 0.00173

Mercury

Hg

0.052 ± 0.008

0.259 ± 0.029

0.122 ± 0.019

Holmium

Ho

0.00057 ± 0.00008

0.00032 ± 0.00005

0.00178 ± 0.00022

Lanthanum

La

0.080 ± 0.020

0.0385 ± 0.0073

0.969 ± 0.537

Lithium

Li

0.0419 ± 0.0055

0.0385 ± 0.0073

0.251 ± 0.054

Manganese

Mn

1.34 ± 0.08

1.19 ± 0.09

6.99 ± 1.35

Molybdenum

Mo

0.282 ± 0.038

0.167 ± 0.009

0.298 ± 0.035

Niobium

Nb

0.0054 ± 0.0012

0.0102 ± 0.0079

0.0052 ± 0.0002

Neodymium

Nd

0.0137 ± 0.0021

0.0062 ± 0.0009

0.0413 ± 0.0065

Nickel

Ni

3.10 ± 0.51

3.22 ± 1.06

6.96 ± 1.04

Lead

Pb

2.39 ± 0.56

0.69 ± 0.16

1.81 ± 0.35

Praseodymium

Pr

0.00353 ± 0.00053

0.00149 ± 0.00027

0.00973 ± 0.00174

Rubidium

Rb

13.3 ± 0.9

14.3 ± 0.8

8.71 ± 0.66

Antimony

Sb

0.043 ± 0.006

0.163 ± 0.036

0.490 ± 0.059

Scandium

Sc

0.0294 ± 0.0053

0.0257 ± 0.0040

0.0116 ± 0.0015

Selenium

Se

0.75 ± 0.05

1.11 ± 0.07

0.56 ± 0.08

Samarium

Sm

0.0027 ± 0.0004

0.0014 ± 0.0004

0.0095 ± 0.0029

Tin

Sn

0.32 ± 0.06

0.108 ± 0.029

1.28 ± 0.24

Terbium

Tb

0.00039 ± 0.00006

0.00017 ± 0.00003

0.00089 ± 0.00012

Thorium

Th

0.0033 ± 0.0007

0.0018 ± 0.0003

0.0495 ± 0.0123

Titanium*

Ti*

2.82 ± 0.64

1.52 ± 0.20

8.60 ± 2.20

Thallium

Tl

0.0014 ± 0.0001

0.00202 ± 0.00057

0.0219 ± 0.0056

Thulium

Tm

0.00024 ± 0.00003

0.000151 ± 0.000021

0.000535 ± 0.000111

Uranium

U

0.0070 ± 0.0021

0.0021 ± 0.0009

0.0068 ± 0.0013

Yttrium

Y

0.0187 ± 0.0043

0.0071 ± 0.0012

0.0340 ± 0.0038

Ytterbium

Yb

0.00141 ± 0.00025

0.00083 ± 0.00020

0.00174 ± 0.00039

Zinc

Zn

1031 ± 129

1271 ± 102

136 ± 10

Zirconium

Zr

0.036 ± 0.006

0.091 ± 0.036

2.13 ± 0.89