Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis: A rare mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma

Alain Mwamba Mukendi; Sean Doherty; Reena Mohanlal

doi:10.1002/ccr3.2610

Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis: A rare mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma

Clin Case Rep. 2019 Dec 13;8(1):203-205. doi: 10.1002/ccr3.2610. eCollection 2020 Jan.

Authors

Alain Mwamba Mukendi¹, Sean Doherty¹, Reena Mohanlal²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Urology Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa.
² Department of Anatomopathology Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital University of the Witwatersrand Johannesburg South Africa.

Abstract

Xanthogranulomatous prostatitis as mimicker of prostate adenocarcinoma can cause a diagnostic dilemma, as presented in this case. Therefore, alongside histopathology analysis, multiparametric magnetic resonance imaging (mpMRI) would be useful in this situation by identifying and characterizing suspicious prostatic lesions before biopsy thereby supporting current recommendations on the use of mpMRI.

Keywords: diagnostic dilemma; prostate adenocarcinoma; prostatitis; xanthogranulomatous.

Publication types

Case Reports