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Endometriosis of the urinary bladder in a man with prostatic carcinoma
Author(s) -
Pinkert Ted C.,
Catlow Charles E.,
Straus Reuben
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197904)43:4<1562::aid-cncr2820430451>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - endometriosis , medicine , urology , urinary bladder , carcinoma , prostatectomy , orchiectomy , prostate , urinary system , gynecology , cancer
A case of endometriosis of the urinary bladder in a man is described. The patient had been treated with estrogen for several years following radical prostatectomy and orchiectomy for prostatic carcinoma. The only other reported case of endometriosis in a male presented in a strikingly similar manner. Pathogenic speculations are briefly presented.