title: [Ectopic prostatic tissue in the uterine cervix].
abstract: Ectopic prostate tissue is a rare occurrence in the lower female genital tract. Possible theories of histogenesis include a developmental anomaly, metaplasia of preexisting endocervical glands, and derivation from mesonephric remnants. We report an example of prostatic tissue involving the uterine cervix of an 82-year-old woman as an incidental finding in a hysterectomy specimen. This unusual lesion should be differentiated from atypical glandular lesions of the cervix. Immunohistochemical studies confirm the histological suspicion of ectopic prostatic tissue.
authors.affiliation: Frauenklinik, Universitäts-Spital Basel, Schweiz.
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Güth
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Singer
mesh_terms: D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*