Abstract: There have been many studies on prostate disease among different countries.We aimed to prove that criteria for the histological diagnosis of prostate disease were comparable in China and Netherland.Therefore we could make further study in this field between the two countries.Five pathologists from China and Netherlands individually reviewed 104 continuously collected prostate tissue specimens from pathological archive in Red Cross Chaoyang Hospital from January to August,1996. Each slide was examined by pathologists from both countries using criteria in different countries and the diagnosis was compared.Among the 104 cases, there were no discrepancies in 94. In 10 cases there were discrepancies consisting of mild discrepancies in 6 cases and severe in 4 cases.There is no significant difference in diagnostic criteria for prostate disease between China and Netherlands therefore we sould make further study in this field between the two countries.

Key words: prostate disease, diagnosis criteria, pathologic diagnosis