Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report
A pure leiomyoma of the prostate is a rare tumor. Less than 30 cases about prostatic leiomyoma have been reported. Pathologic anatomy examination is the only medium for definitive diagnosis and is important to rule out malignancies such as leiomyosarcoma. We describe an accidental finding of a tumor...
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| author | Annelies Ringoir Bernard Rappe Karl Dhaene Denis Schallier |
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| description | A pure leiomyoma of the prostate is a rare tumor. Less than 30 cases about prostatic leiomyoma have been reported. Pathologic anatomy examination is the only medium for definitive diagnosis and is important to rule out malignancies such as leiomyosarcoma. We describe an accidental finding of a tumor in the right prostate lobe of a 54 year old man, who was diagnosed with prostatic leiomyoma and treated with open radical prostatectomy. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ab984854922740f7bb2c4d8a8051fced2022-12-22T02:45:02ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202016-11-019C454710.1016/j.eucr.2016.08.014Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case ReportAnnelies Ringoir0Bernard Rappe1Karl Dhaene2Denis Schallier3Algemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Aalst, BelgiumAlgemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Aalst, BelgiumAlgemeen Stedelijk Ziekenhuis, Aalst, BelgiumUniversitair Ziekenhuis Brussel, Bruxelles, BelgiumA pure leiomyoma of the prostate is a rare tumor. Less than 30 cases about prostatic leiomyoma have been reported. Pathologic anatomy examination is the only medium for definitive diagnosis and is important to rule out malignancies such as leiomyosarcoma. We describe an accidental finding of a tumor in the right prostate lobe of a 54 year old man, who was diagnosed with prostatic leiomyoma and treated with open radical prostatectomy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016301292LeiomyomaProstateRadical prostatectomy |
| spellingShingle | Annelies Ringoir Bernard Rappe Karl Dhaene Denis Schallier Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report Urology Case Reports Leiomyoma Prostate Radical prostatectomy |
| title | Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report |
| title_full | Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report |
| title_short | Prostatic Leiomyoma: A Case Report |
| title_sort | prostatic leiomyoma a case report |
| topic | Leiomyoma Prostate Radical prostatectomy |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214442016301292 |
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