Zhoushan Hospital, North Branch, Zhoushan, Zhejiang, People's Republic of China.

Prostate tuberculosis is an uncommon disease of the prostate, which usually involves the upper urinary tract. In the elderly patients, it may be mistaken for prostate carcinoma, both clinically and by conventional radiology. However, magnetic resonance spectroscopy can provide more information to differentiate prostate tuberculosis from prostate cancer.

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Chen Y, Liu M, Guo Y.   Are you the author?

Reference:
Urology. 2009 Sep 23. Epub ahead of print.
doi:10.1016/j.urology.2009.06.069

PubMed Abstract
PMID:19781746

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