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Coexistence of prostate cancer and dysfunctional bladder neck obstruction
Author(s) -
McCulloch Allen W.,
Woodside Jeffrey R.,
Lackner L. Henry,
Key Charles R.
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
neurourology and urodynamics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.918
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1520-6777
pISSN - 0733-2467
DOI - 10.1002/nau.1930060405
Subject(s) - medicine , neck of urinary bladder , dysfunctional family , prostate , prostate cancer , urology , urinary bladder neck obstruction , bladder outlet obstruction , etiology , biopsy , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , cancer , radiology , urinary bladder , clinical psychology , paleontology , biology
The etiology of dysfunctional bladder neck obstruction remains elusive. Obstruction has been attributed to muscular hypertrophy, fibrosis, scarring, and neurologic dysfunction of the bladder neck opening mechanism. We describe two patients with urodynamic findings of dysfunctional bladder neck obstruction who proved to have stage A1 prostate adenocarcinoma on transurethral prostate biopsies obtained at the time of surgery. We recommend that the transurethral surgical treatment of men over the age of 40 years with dysfunctional bladder neck obstruction include a biopsy for histological examination.