Malacoplakia of the Prostate.
- Author:
Kang Won KIM
1
;
Taek Won KANG
;
Dong Deuk KWON
;
Bong Ryoul OH
;
Kwang Sung PARK
;
Soo Bang RYU
;
Yang Il PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Urology, Chonnam National University Medical School, Gwangju, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Malacoplakia;
Prostate
- MeSH:
Aged;
Biopsy;
Colon;
Epididymis;
Female;
Genitalia, Female;
Humans;
Lung;
Macrophages;
Malacoplakia*;
Male;
Prostate*;
Prostatic Neoplasms;
Prostatitis;
Rare Diseases;
Testis;
Urinary Bladder;
Urinary Tract;
Urinary Tract Infections
- From:Korean Journal of Urology
2002;43(3):253-255
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Malacoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease that most frequently involves the urinary tract, particularly the urinary bladder and may involve the testis, epididymis, lung, bone, colon, prostate, female genital organs, and the retroperitoneum, etc. A malacoplakia of the prostate is a very rare disease that is associated with a chronic urinary tract infection. It is often misinterpreted as granulomatous prostatitis, and may clinically mimic prostate cancer. The major cellular component of malacoplakia is the macrophage and the diagnostic hallmark is a characteristic inclusion, the Michaelis-Gutmann body. We recently experienced a case of malakoplakia of the prostate in a 74-year-old man, that was found incidentally in a TRUS-guided biopsy to confirm a suspected prostate cancer.
