Idiopathic calcification of the seminal vesicles: a rare cause for prostate cancer overstaging.
Calcification of the seminal vesicles is a rare phenomenon. We present 2 cases in whom calcification of the seminal vesicles led to preoperative overstaging of prostate cancer. Although idiopathic calcifications are extremely rare, calcifications appear more frequently in diabetic patients. Therefore, knowledge of these formations is essential to prevent overstaging, namely infiltration of the seminal vesicles.
Department of Urology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Marienhospital Herne, Widumer-Strasse 8, D-44627 Herne, Germany.
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D002114:Calcinosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology*