Prostate cystic disease
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Jones J, Bell D, Knipe H, et al. Prostate cystic disease. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 23 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-9102
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- Cystic diseases of the prostate
- Cystic lesions of the prostate gland
- Cystic diseases of the prostate gland
- Prostatic cystic disease
- Intraprostatic cysts
- Intraprostatic cyst
- Differential diagnosis of prostatic cysts
- Prostate cysts
- Cystic lesions of the prostate
Prostate cystic disease encompasses a wide variety of pathologies that all result in cyst formation within the prostate.
Epidemiology
Prostatic cysts are common, and ~5-8% men will develop one 4,7. However they are much more common in patients being investigated for infertility, with one study showing a 20% prevalence 7.
Pathology
Etiology
- midline cystic lesions/cyst-like lesions
- Mullerian duct cyst
- prostatic utricle cyst
- ejaculatory duct cyst (tends to be more paramedian 6)
- cystadenoma of prostate
- ductus deferens cyst
- TURP defect
- lateral cystic lesions
References
- 1. Dähnert W. Radiology review manual. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2003) ISBN:0781738954. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Curran S, Akin O, Agildere AM et-al. Endorectal MRI of prostatic and periprostatic cystic lesions and their mimics. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2007;188 (5): 1373-9. doi:10.2214/AJR.06.0759 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Nghiem HT, Kellman GM, Sandberg SA et-al. Cystic lesions of the prostate. Radiographics. 1990;10 (4): 635-50. Radiographics (citation) - Pubmed citation
- 4. Ishikawa M, Okabe H, Oya T et-al. Midline prostatic cysts in healthy men: incidence and transabdominal sonographic findings. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2003;181 (6): 1669-72. AJR Am J Roentgenol (full text) - Pubmed citation
- 5. Schwartz JM, Bosniak MA, Hulnick DH et-al. Computed tomography of midline cysts of the prostate. J Comput Assist Tomogr. 1988;12 (2): 215-8. Pubmed citation
- 6. Shebel HM, Farg HM, Kolokythas O, El-Diasty T. Cysts of the lower male genitourinary tract: embryologic and anatomic considerations and differential diagnosis. Radiographics : a review publication of the Radiological Society of North America, Inc. 33 (4): 1125-43. doi:10.1148/rg.334125129 - Pubmed
- 7. Kim ED, Onel E, Honig SC, Lipschultz LI. The prevalence of cystic abnormalities of the prostate involving the ejaculatory ducts as detected by transrectal ultrasound. (1997) International urology and nephrology. 29 (6): 647-52. Pubmed
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