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Paul E Gilmore1, Andrew D Baird, Pradip M Javle
1Michael Heal Department of Urology, Leighton Hospital, Crewe, UK. pegilmore@tiscali.co.uk
Abstract:
Brachytherapy involves the therapeutic implantation of a radio-active seed source into, or close to, prostate cancer. We report the rare case of a 76-year-old man who presented with a prostate abscess after months of intractable pelvic pain following prostate cancer treatment with iodine-125 brachytherapy. Despite multiple investigations, the diagnosis was made only once the abscess discharged exudate per-urethra.
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