title: Primary lymphoma of the prostate: a rare cause of urinary obstruction.
abstract: Primary lymphoma of the prostate is rare. It represents 0.09% of prostate neoplasias. The authors report the case of a 42-year old patient presenting urinary obstruction and renal failure due to primary lymphoma of the prostate. We discuss the clinical manifestations of this disease, emphasizing that systemic chemotherapy represents the initial and preferential therapeutic method.
authors.affiliation: Discipline of Urology, Paulista School of Medicine, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, Brazil. betoazoubel@yahoo.com.br
authors.forename: Alberto A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Antunes
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dall'Oglio
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Srougi
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D016403:Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*