title: Ectopic prostatic tissue in the spleen.
abstract: Ectopic prostatic tissue was found in the spleen in a 49-year-old white man who died of wide-spread malignant mesothelioma. The prostatic origin of the tissue was affirmed by positive immunohistochemical staining for prostatic specific antigen and prostatic acid phosphatase.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Vogel
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Negri
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bültmann
mesh_terms: D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*