Diagnosis of retrovesical ectopic and hyperplastic prostate tissue by transrectal needle biopsy

Urol Int. 2001;66(3):171-3. doi: 10.1159/000056603.

Abstract

We report on an ectopic prostate in a 50-year-old man. Transabdominal ultrasonography, pelvic computed tomography, and pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a heterogeneous tumor 8 cm in diameter in contact with the posterior wall of the urinary bladder. The tumor was histologically confirmed to be a benign prostatic hyperplasia. This is the 3rd case of retrovesical ectopic prostatic tissue which was diagnosed by transrectal needle biopsy.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Biopsy, Needle / methods*
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Prostate / pathology*
  • Prostatic Hyperplasia / pathology*
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases / pathology*