Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy

Malakoplakia is an inflammation which is thought to develop secondary to chronic Escherichia coli infections. Although often seen in the genitourinary tract, it can also be seen in colon, stomach, lung, liver, bone, uterus, and skin. In this case report, we present prostatic malakoplakia diagnosed b...

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Main Authors: Sacit Nuri Görgel, Uğur Balcı, Ayşegül Akder Sarı, Murat Ermete, Cengiz Girgin, Çetin Dinçel
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2011-04-01
Series:Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10000471
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author Sacit Nuri Görgel
Uğur Balcı
Ayşegül Akder Sarı
Murat Ermete
Cengiz Girgin
Çetin Dinçel
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Murat Ermete
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description Malakoplakia is an inflammation which is thought to develop secondary to chronic Escherichia coli infections. Although often seen in the genitourinary tract, it can also be seen in colon, stomach, lung, liver, bone, uterus, and skin. In this case report, we present prostatic malakoplakia diagnosed by elevated prostate-specific antigen level and transrectal prostate biopsy.
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spelling doaj.art-051c2b003ae24ccab0b9b8bba2255dba2022-12-21T22:49:02ZengWileyKaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences1607-551X2011-04-0127416316510.1016/j.kjms.2010.12.012Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsySacit Nuri Görgel0Uğur Balcı1Ayşegül Akder Sarı2Murat Ermete3Cengiz Girgin4Çetin Dinçel5Department of 1st Urology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of 1st Urology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of Pathology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of 1st Urology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyDepartment of 1st Urology, Ataturk Research and Training Hospital, Izmir, TurkeyMalakoplakia is an inflammation which is thought to develop secondary to chronic Escherichia coli infections. Although often seen in the genitourinary tract, it can also be seen in colon, stomach, lung, liver, bone, uterus, and skin. In this case report, we present prostatic malakoplakia diagnosed by elevated prostate-specific antigen level and transrectal prostate biopsy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10000471MalakoplakiaProstateTru-cut biopsy
spellingShingle Sacit Nuri Görgel
Uğur Balcı
Ayşegül Akder Sarı
Murat Ermete
Cengiz Girgin
Çetin Dinçel
Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences
Malakoplakia
Prostate
Tru-cut biopsy
title Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
title_full Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
title_fullStr Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
title_full_unstemmed Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
title_short Malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated PSA level and transrectal prostate biopsy
title_sort malakoplakia of the prostate diagnosed by elevated psa level and transrectal prostate biopsy
topic Malakoplakia
Prostate
Tru-cut biopsy
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1607551X10000471
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