title: Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis.
abstract: Two cases of rarely observed granulomatous prostatitis are presented. Unspecific clinical symptoms and a close similarity in clinical course to prostatic adenoma or adenocarcinoma may be misleading and produce severe diagnostic difficulties even for an experienced urologist. Close cooperation with a pathomorphologist is necessary for their avoidance. Relying on published evidence the authors briefly analyse this nosological entity, the aetiology of which is still controversial.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011472:Prostatitis / Q000473:pathology*; D014973:Xanthomatosis / Q000473:pathology*