Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis: Rare presentation of rare disease.
Granulomatous inflammation of the prostate is a rare type of inflammation of the prostate. It is of various types, with the non-specific type of granulomatous inflammation being the most common. Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis is a rare type of granulomatous prostatitis of which very few cases have been reported. Histologically it is characterized by the presence of pale-looking foamy macrophages. It can be an incidental finding after transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP), although it may mimic prostatic malignancy clinically, biochemically, and rarely histologically. We report a rare case of xanthogranulomatous prostatitis which presented as a prostatic abscess, a presentation never reported in literature so far. The patient was managed with TURP.
Department of Urology, Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences, Marine Lines, Mumbai, India.
Rohan S
RS
Valsangkar
Dayal P
DP
Singh
Durga D
DD
Gaur