TY  - EJOU
AU  - Kapp, Brian 
AU  - Abarzua-Cabezas, Fernando 
AU  - Cusano, Antonio 
AU  - Meraney, Anoop 

TI  - An unusually large leiomyoma of the prostate
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2014
VL  - 21
IS  - 1
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - 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.
KW  - outcome
KW  -  leiomyoma
KW  -  prostate
KW  -  diagnosis

DO  -