Korean J Urol.
2004 Jan;45(1):93-95.
Malacoplakia of the Prostate
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine, Wonju, Korea.
Abstract
- Malacoplakia is a rare granulomatous inflammatory disease, which most frequently involves the urinary tract and especially the urinary bladder. The prostatic involvement of malacoplakia is rare and only two cases have been reported in the Korean literature. Malacoplakia of the prostate may clinically mimic prostate cancer or chronic prostatitis. We report a case of malacoplakia of the prostate in a 71-year-old man, which was initially misdiagnosed as prostate cancer or prostatitis.
