Chronic infection of a seminal vesicle cyst as depicted on MR imaging.
Chronic infection of a seminal vesicle cyst is an extremely rare disorder worldwide. To date, only two cases, which were diagnosed initially by the use of contrast-enhanced CT or non-enhanced MR imaging, have been reported in the literature. We report here a case of a 78-year-old man with chronic infection of a seminal vesicle cyst to illustrate the usefulness of the pelvic contrast-enhanced MRI in making a definitive diagnosis of the rare disorder. In addition, a brief review of the relevant literature is presented.
Chen
Tian-Wu
TW
Department of Radiology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan 610041, People's Republic of China.
Yang
Zhi-Gang
ZG
Li
Yuan
Y
Zhou
Ping
P
Qian
Ling-Ling
LL
Zhang
Shang-Fu
SF
D000368:Aged; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007239:Infections / Q000175:diagnosis; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D012669:Seminal Vesicles