[Retention cyst of the prostate gland: report of a case]

A 55-year-old man was admitted to our hospital because of pollakisuria and dysuria. Rectal examination revealed a normal prostate and did not show fluctuation or tenderness. Cystography and cystoscopic examination revealed a lesion projecting into the bladder cavity. An echogram showed an irregular internal echo at the left lobe of the prostate, but prostatic biopsy revealed benign prostatic hypertrophy. Transvesical removal of the prostatic cyst was performed. The cyst was about 3 cm in diameter and filled with yellow fluid (5.8 ml). The fluid contained no sperm and its acid phosphatase and zinc levels were high. The cystic wall was lined by cubo-collumnar cells and partly by flattened epithelium.