Ectopic prostatic tissue in the spleen.
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.
Vogel
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U
Institute of Pathology, University of Tübingen, Germany.
Negri
G
G
Bültmann
B
B
D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate; D013158:Splenic Diseases / Q000473:pathology*