Hair granuloma of the prostate.
We report the second case of so-called hair granuloma of the prostate in a transurethral resection specimen. We hypothesize that the hair was most likely embedded in bladder/neck/prostate tissue by an earlier perineal prostate needle biopsy.
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Department of Pathology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta 30912, USA.
Carpenter
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Allsbrook
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D000368:Aged; D001706:Biopsy / Q000009:adverse effects; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006197:Hair; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology*