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Measurement of Tactile Allodynia in a Murine Model of Bacterial Prostatitis
Published on: January 16, 2013
Nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis with calculous ductal ectasia and extensive Paneth cell-like epithelial
Dorian Dikov1, Ivan Vassilev, Jordan Dimitrakov
1Service d'Anatomie Pathologique, Centre Hospitalier de Lagny-Marne-La-Vallée, Lagny-sur-Marne, France. ddikov@ch-lagny77.fr
Abstract:
We present a case of nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis in combination with calculous ductal ectasia and extensive epithelial Paneth cell-like metaplasia in a TURP-specimen. Our report highlights the importance of calculous ductal obstruction and stasis of secretions in the etiopathogenesis of this type of prostatitis. The observed extensive Paneth cell-like metaplastic change in adjacent epithelial cells most likely represents a phenotypic adaptive mechanism directed against foreign antigens and nondegradable lipids in the stagnant intraluminal debris.
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