[Prostatic malacoplakia: report of 3 cases].
Malakoplakia is a granulomatous inflammatory disorder occurring rarely in the prostate. We report our experience with three patients aged from 54 to 75 years old. Clinical presentations were unspecific. All patients presented with a past history of urinary tract infection. Ultrasound study revealed hypoechoic peripheral zone lesions. Histological examination showed a diffuse granulomatous inflammation with numerous histiocytes containing Michaelis-Gutmann bodies. In the prostate, malakoplakia is a histological variant of granulomatous chronic prostatitis following urinary infections. Clinically and radiologically, the differential diagnosis with adenocarcinoma is difficult. The symptoms disappear with a prolongated antibiotic treatment.
Tisseau
L
L
Service d'Anatomie et Cytologie Pathologiques, Hôpital Calmette, Lille, France.
Zini
L
L
Lemaitre
L
L
Biserte
J
J
Gosselin
B
B
Leroy
X
X
D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*