Year: 2024
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Introduction: Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis is a very rare benign inflammatory lesion of the prostate that may be similar to prostatic carcinoma in clinical presentation and radiological characteristics. Case presentation: A 77-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of high prostate-specific antigen level. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a 6.5 cm in diameter multifocal mass with hemorrhage at the base of the left lobe of the prostate. Biopsy was performed. Histopathological examination revealed no evidence of malignancy. After biopsy, he developed recurring fever, so the patient was treated with open suprapubic tumor resection to control infection. Pathological examination revealed xanthogranulomatous prostatitis. Conclusion: It is necessary to diagnose xanthogranulomatous prostatitis by cooperation between urologists and pathologists, and consider xanthogranulomatous prostatitis as a differential diagnosis. Treatment should be conservative in principle; however, surgical intervention may be necessary.
Source: IJU Case Reports
DOI: 10.1002/iju5.12791
Authors: Takashi Okamoto, Kazuki Doi, Soma Ogura, Masafumi Kusunose, Kosuke Takahashi, Takuya Fujimoto, Mototsugu Muramaki, Yuji Yamada
Institution: Hyogo Prefectural Amagasaki General Medical Center
Language: English
Subfield: Urology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $1,320
OpenAlex ID: W4402899731