TY - JOUR
T1 - Isolated vasculitis of the seminal vesicle
AU - Argani, Pedram
AU - Carter, H. Ballentine
AU - Epstein, Jonathan I.
PY - 1998/7
Y1 - 1998/7
N2 - We present 2 cases of histologically identified necrotizing vasculitis found in the seminal vesicles of radical prostatectomy specimens containing prostatic adenocarcinoma. In neither case did the patient suffer from symptoms nor show signs of systemic vasculitis. In 1 case, the vasculitis correlated clinically with dense adhesions noted at surgery that simulated extraprostatic tumor extension. Isolated vasculitis of the seminal vesicle is similar to reports of isolated vasculitis limited to other organs, in that local clinical findings may or may not be present, but the patient is free of systemic disease. Careful clinical follow-up is warranted to exclude the subsequent development of systemic vasculitis in these patients.
AB - We present 2 cases of histologically identified necrotizing vasculitis found in the seminal vesicles of radical prostatectomy specimens containing prostatic adenocarcinoma. In neither case did the patient suffer from symptoms nor show signs of systemic vasculitis. In 1 case, the vasculitis correlated clinically with dense adhesions noted at surgery that simulated extraprostatic tumor extension. Isolated vasculitis of the seminal vesicle is similar to reports of isolated vasculitis limited to other organs, in that local clinical findings may or may not be present, but the patient is free of systemic disease. Careful clinical follow-up is warranted to exclude the subsequent development of systemic vasculitis in these patients.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00122-8
DO - 10.1016/S0090-4295(98)00122-8
M3 - Article
C2 - 9671886
AN - SCOPUS:0032127603
SN - 0090-4295
VL - 52
SP - 131
EP - 133
JO - Urology
JF - Urology
IS - 1
ER -