Prostatic carcinoma

Case contributed by Elsayed Mohamed Elsayed Galbat
Diagnosis almost certain

Presentation

Weak urine stream, hesitancy and urgency.

Patient Data

Age: 65 year old
Gender: Male
mri

Focal contour bulge is seen at the left posterolateral aspect of the peripheral zone eliciting low T2 signal intensity crossing the mid line associated with loss of definition of the overlying capsule and extension to the peri-prostatic fat. The abnormal signal is also extending to the seminal vesicles.

Case Discussion

This patient is a pathologically proven case of prostatic adenocarcinoma. The corresponding  MRI stage is T3b N0 Mx. 

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