Case of the month from the Thomas Jefferson Sidney Kimmel medical college, Philadelphia, USA. Prostatic abscess and advanced prostate cancer: considering malignancy in the differential diagnosis.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Schneider, Adam; Bulafka, Jessica; Arisi, Maria F.; Li, Li; Mann, Mark; Chandrasekar, Thenappan
- Source
- BJU International. Aug2022, Vol. 130 Issue 2, p181-185. 5p.
- Subject
- *PROSTATE cancer
*PROSTATITIS
*GLEASON grading system
*DIFFERENTIAL diagnosis
*MEDICAL schools
*ABSCESSES
- Language
- ISSN
- 1464-4096
PCa should also be considered in older patients who do not respond appropriately to antibiotic treatment and/or lack significant predisposing risk factors for PA. 1 TableDifferential diagnoses to consider during evaluation of prostatic abscesses. Prostatic abscess and advanced prostate cancer: considering malignancy in the differential diagnosis This case highlights the crucial importance of considering PCa in the clinician's differential diagnosis for PA, and demonstrates that high-risk RALP may be safely recommended for locally advanced prostatic disease in the setting of PA. [Extracted from the article]