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An unusually large leiomyoma of the prostate

Brian Kapp, Fernando Abarzua-Cabezas, Antonio Cusano, Anoop Meraney

Division of Urology, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Address correspondence to Dr. Fernando Abarzua-Cabezas, Urology Division, Hartford Healthcare Medical Group, 85 Seymour Street, Suite 416, Hartford, CT 06106 USA

Canadian Journal of Urology 2014, 21(1), 7157-7159.

Abstract

Prostate leiomyomas are benign mesenchymal smooth muscle tumors devoid of glandular elements within the prostate or juxta-prostatic position. Leiomyomas develop in organs containing smooth muscle, including the kidney, bladder and seminal vesicle. Prostate leiomyomas are either a pure form or associatedwithbenignprostatehyperplasia,anddiagnosis is challenging, with defnitive identifcation relying on pathology. However, imaging techniques, such as MRI, have proven to be useful diagnostic tools. We report on a 57-year-old male with lower urinary tract symptomatology who was diagnosed with a large prostate leiomyoma and underwent an open radical cystoprostatectomy and ileal conduit urinary diversion.

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