Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and elevated prostate-specific antigen

Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia and elevated prostate-specific antigen

Malakoplakia is a rare chronic inflammatory disease which affects the genitourinary system, particularly the bladder, the kidneys and the ureters. Isolated involvement of the prostate is much rarer. Differential diagnosis of adenocarcinoma of the prostate can be extremely difficult, because of clini...

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Main Authors: Fredy Leonardo Muñoz Gonzalez, William Luís de Oliveira, Nelson Brancaccio dos Santos, Saul Gun, Jose Luís Ferreira Duque
Format: Article
Language:Portuguese
Published: Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo 2018-07-01
Series:Revista da Faculdade de Ciências Médicas de Sorocaba
Subjects:
malakoplakia
prostatic hyperplasia
prostate-specific antigen
diagnosis, differential
Online Access:http://revistas.pucsp.br/index.php/RFCMS/article/view/32147

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