[Malakoplakia of the prostate].
OBJECTIVE
To study the diagnosis and treatment of prostatic malakoplakia.


METHODS
Two cases of malakoplakia were reported, and the cases and articles were reviewed.


RESULTS
The disease is an inflammation of the prostate, and lower immunocompetence is concomitance. The patients had symptoms of dysuria and urethralgia. The tubercle could be found. Pathological section revealed malakoplakia cells and Michaelis-Gutman inclusion bodies. Many patients were performed radical prostatectomy because of misdiagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
Biopsy of the prostate and antibiotics should be used clinically.
Yang
Y
Y
Department of Urology, People's Liberation Army General Hospital, Beijing 100853.
Lu
J
J
Hong
B
B
Wang
X
X
D006801:Humans; D008287:Malacoplakia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000652:urine; D011469:Prostatic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen