A Rare Prostatic Diagnosis of an Old Man : A Pure Prostatic Leiomyoma

A pure leiomyoma of the prostate is a rare benign tumor. An 82-year-old man was referred to our urology department with gross hematuria and complete urinary retention. Examination revealed a benign prostatic hyperplasia. Transrectal ultrasound showed a prostate of 125 mL. Serum PSA was 1.9 µg/L. A s...

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Published inCase reports in urology Vol. 2013; no. 2013; pp. 1 - 3
Main Authors van Ulden-Bleumink, W. M., Dom, P. G. B., Ramakers, B. P. M., van Adrichem, N. P. H.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Puplishing Corporation 01.01.2013
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Hindawi Limited
Wiley
Subjects
Case Report
Consent
Fibroids
Heart attacks
Muscular system
Prostate
Smooth muscle
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Summary:A pure leiomyoma of the prostate is a rare benign tumor. An 82-year-old man was referred to our urology department with gross hematuria and complete urinary retention. Examination revealed a benign prostatic hyperplasia. Transrectal ultrasound showed a prostate of 125 mL. Serum PSA was 1.9 µg/L. A simple retropubic prostatectomy was performed. Histopathological examination showed a pure leiomyoma of the prostate, without the presence of glandular prostate tissue. The diagnosis, characteristics, and treatment of this tumor are described.
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Academic Editors: S. K. Hong and F. M. Solivetti
ISSN:2090-696X
2090-6978
DOI:10.1155/2013/741235