Granulomatous prostatitis
Granulomatous prostatitis is an uncommon disease of the prostate, an exocrine gland of the male reproductive system. It is a form of prostatitis (prostate inflammation), resulting from infection[1] (bacterial, viral, or fungal), BCG vaccine, malacoplakia or systemic granulomatous diseases which involve the prostate.
Granulomatous prostatitis | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Micrograph showing a granulomatous prostatitis due to BCG treatment for bladder cancer. H&E stain. | |
Specialty | Urology |
Pathogenesis
Prostatic secretions escape into the stroma and elicit an inflammatory response.
Histopathology
Noticeable destruction of Acini, surrounded by epitheloid cells, giant cells, lymphocytes, [2]plasma cells and dense fibrosis.
References
- Eziyi, Amogu K.; Oluogun, Waheed A.; Adedokun, Kamoru A.; Oyeniyi, Ganiyu A. (2020-01-01). "Prostate tuberculosis: A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis with malignant features mimicking prostate cancer". Urological Science. 31 (1): 36. doi:10.4103/UROS.UROS_80_19. ISSN 1879-5226.
- Eziyi, Amogu K.; Oluogun, Waheed A.; Adedokun, Kamoru A.; Oyeniyi, Ganiyu A. (2020-01-01). "Prostate tuberculosis: A rare complication of pulmonary tuberculosis with malignant features mimicking prostate cancer". Urological Science. 31 (1): 36. doi:10.4103/UROS.UROS_80_19. ISSN 1879-5226.
External links
Classification | |
---|---|
External resources |
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.