Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general...

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Main Authors: Daniel Lima Lopes, Stanley de Almeida Araújo, João Paulo Lemos da Silveira Santos, Ana Claudia Lyon, Diogo Vieira Dantas, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis, Alfredo Miranda de Góes, Ênio Roberto Pietra Pedroso
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2009-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
Paracoccidioides brasiliensis
paracoccidioidomycosis
prostatitis
prostate cancer
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