Granulomatous prostatitis explained

Granulomatous prostatitis
Field:	Urology

Granulomatous prostatitis is an uncommon disease of the prostate, an exocrine gland of the male reproductive system.^[1] It is a form of prostatitis (prostate inflammation), resulting from infection (bacterial, viral, or fungal), BCG vaccine, malacoplakia or systemic granulomatous diseases which involve the prostate.

Pathogenesis

Prostatic secretions escape into the stroma and elicit an inflammatory response.

Histopathology

Noticeable destruction of Acini, surrounded by epitheloid cells, giant cells, lymphocytes, plasma cells and dense fibrosis.

Mimicry of prostate cancer

Granulomatous prostatitis can be mistaken for prostate cancer, including on rectal examination, MRI and heightened PSA scores. A biopsy differentiates.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

Causes

Some 70% of cases are idiopathic. Causes may include infection and immunological links.^[5]

Prevalence

One study stated prevalence in 0.44% in routine prostectomy specimens, 0.29% in needle biopsies and 0.77% of TURP, simple prostatectomy and needle biopsy.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Granulomatous prostatitis . MedGen . NCBI .
2. Bertelli . Elena . Zantonelli . Giulia . Cinelli . Alberto . Pastacaldi . Sandro . Agostini . Simone . Neri . Emanuele . Miele . Vittorio . Granulomatous Prostatitis, the Great Mimicker of Prostate Cancer: Can Multiparametric MRI Features Help in This Challenging Differential Diagnosis? . Diagnostics . 23 September 2022 . 12 . 10 . 2302 . 10.3390/diagnostics12102302 . 36291991 . 9600901 . free .
3. Web site: Nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis .
4. Luca . Luigi De . Crocetto . Felice . Barone . Biagio . Creta . Massimiliano . Pesce . Salvatore . Aveta . Achille . Campanino . Maria Raffaela . Imbimbo . Ciro . Longo . Nicola . Granulomatous prostatitis mimicking prostate cancer in a patient with psoriatic arthritis: a case report . Future Science OA . August 2020 . 6 . 7 . FSO591 . 10.2144/fsoa-2020-0031 . 32802396 . 7421716 .
5. Web site: Geoffrey . Hulman . 25 January 2023 . Granulomatous Prostatitis - Pathology mini tutorial . .
6. Kumbar . Rajeshwari . Clinicopathological Overview of Granulomatous Prostatitis: An Appraisal . Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research . JCDR Research and Publications . 2016 . 10 . 1 . EC20-3 . 2249-782X . 10.7860/jcdr/2016/15365.7146 . 27014642 . 4740601 . free .