Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis: A rare mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma

Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis as mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma can cause a diagnostic dilemma, as presented in this case. Therefore, alongside histopathology analysis, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) would be useful in this situation by identifying and characterizing suspi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Mukendi, Alain Mwamba, Doherty, Sean, Mohanlal, Reena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2019
Materias:
Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6982502/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31998517
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.2610
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Sumario:Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis as mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma can cause a diagnostic dilemma, as presented in this case. Therefore, alongside histopathology analysis, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) would be useful in this situation by identifying and characterizing suspicious prostatic lesions before biopsy thereby supporting current recommendations on the use of mpMRI.

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