Korean J Urol.
2004 May;45(5):502-504.
Prostate Cystic Adenocarcinoma
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Urology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
- 2Department of Radiology, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
Abstract
- We report a case of cystic adenocarcinoma of the prostate in a 67-year-old man who showed severe obstructive voiding symptoms. In this case, the mechanism of the cyst formation from the prostate cancer is thought to be related to the secondary cystic formation, which was due to either the central necrosis of the cancer tissue or intracancerous tissue hemorrhage. Prostate cystic adenocarcinoma is a rare disease, and there are only a few cases reported in the literature. A cyst of the prostate may be either congenital or acquired. A congenital cyst arises from the mesonephric (Wolffian) or paramesonephric (Mullerian) duct system, while an acquired cyst is subdivided into the retention, malignant, and parasitic cyst. A huge prostatic cyst was found in a 67-year-old man. The lesion was presumed to be a prostate cystic adenocarcinoma.
