Giant PSA-Positive Ectopic Prostatic Tissue outside of the Urinary Tract Originally Diagnosed as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Giant PSA-Positive Ectopic Prostatic Tissue outside of the Urinary Tract Originally Diagnosed as Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

A 63-year-old man with a history of difficulty in defecating was diagnosed with a retroperitoneal tumor fully occupying the pelvic space. However, extensive histological examination of the resected material revealed only benign prostatic tissue. This is the ninth reported case of ectopic tissue foun...

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Published in:Current urology Vol. 4; no. 4; pp. 216 - 218
Main Authors: Okamura, Takehiko, Nishio, Hidenori, Moritoki, Yoshinobu, Hirose, Yasuhiko, Kato, Toshiki, Akita, Hidetoshi
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Basel, Switzerland 01-12-2010
Subjects:
Case Report
Prostate
Ectopic tissue
Outside the urinary tract
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Summary:A 63-year-old man with a history of difficulty in defecating was diagnosed with a retroperitoneal tumor fully occupying the pelvic space. However, extensive histological examination of the resected material revealed only benign prostatic tissue. This is the ninth reported case of ectopic tissue found outside the urinary tract and at a gross weight of 398 g, the largest so far described. The lesion was also of interest because of its strong positive prostate specific antigen.
ISSN:1661-7649
1661-7657
DOI:10.1159/000323248