Malacoplakia of the Prostate.
- Author:
Ching Han CHANG
1
;
Ho Jun SONG
;
Jae Mann SONG
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malacoplakia;
Prostate
- MeSH:
Aged;
Humans;
Malacoplakia*;
Prostate*;
Prostatic Neoplasms;
Prostatitis;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Tract
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2004;45(1):93-95
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malacoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease, which most frequently involves the urinary tract and especially the urinary bladder. The prostatic involvement of malacoplakia is rare and only two cases have been reported in the Korean literature. Malacoplakia of the prostate may clinically mimic prostate cancer or chronic prostatitis. We report a case of malacoplakia of the prostate in a 71-year-old man, which was initially misdiagnosed as prostate cancer or prostatitis.
