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Granulomatous Prostatitis: Report of Two Cases and Review of the Literat
Author(s) -
Adem Yaşar,
Devlet Hastanesi,
Fikret Erdemır,
Mete Kilciler,
Doğan Atılgan,
Doğan Köseoğlu
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
the annals of clinical and analytical medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2667-663X
DOI - 10.4328/jcam.841
Subject(s) - medicine , prostatitis , dermatology , general surgery , surgery , prostate , cancer
    Granulomatous prostatitis (GnP) accounts for 0.8–1% of benign inflammatory conditions of the prostate. It mimics prostate cancer clinically, histologically and biochemically.Non-specific granulomatous prostatitis is the most common type of granulomatous prostatitis. As most GnP is of the non-specific type, therapy is mainly supportive and up to 62% of the patients have spontaneous resolution. The present study reviews the transrectal ultrasonography results and serum prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels of 2 patients with biopsy-proven non-specific granulomatous prostatitis

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