Ectopic prostatic tissue of the anal canal presenting with rectal bleeding: report of a case.
OBJECTIVE
Ectopic prostatic tissue at various sites within and outside the genitourinary system has been reported previously. A case of ectopic prostatic tissue located in the anal canal causing rectal bleeding is presented.


METHODS
The patient was referred to our clinic with rectal bleeding. At rectal examination a bleeding sessile polypoid mass 2.5 cm in size was found in anal canal and removed surgically.


RESULTS
Histopathologic and immunohistochemical staining of the specimen confirmed the prostatic nature of the tissue.


CONCLUSIONS
Prostatic heterotopia is significant in several respects. Either it may be an important cause of hematuria or unusually, as in our case, it may cause rectal bleeding. In addition, ectopic tissue may be endoscopically confused with malignancy in either urinary or lower gastrointestinal system. This and other reports may disclose the genesis and significance of this peculiar tissue remnant.
Departments of General Surgery, Pamukkale University, School of Medicine, Denizli, Turkey.
Koray
K
Tekin
Uğur
U
Sungurtekin
Faruk Onder
FO
Aytekin
Neşe
N
Calli
Ergün
E
Erdem
Akin
A
Ozden
Nagihan
N
Yalçin
D001004:Anus Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D002828:Choristoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D003111:Colonic Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011467:Prostate; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery