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Case Reports
. 2009 Feb;104(1):33-6.
doi: 10.1590/s0074-02762009000100005.

Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

Daniel Lima Lopes  1 , Stanley de Almeida Araújo, João Paulo Lemos da Silveira Santos, Ana Claudia Lyon, Diogo Vieira Dantas, Bernardo Sgarbi Reis, Alfredo Miranda de Góes, Enio Roberto Pietra Pedroso
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Prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis: differential diagnosis of prostate cancer

Daniel Lima Lopes et al. Mem Inst Oswaldo Cruz. 2009 Feb.
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Abstract

Symptomatic prostatic paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM) is a very rare condition; however, it may express as a typical benign prostatic hyperplasia or a simulating prostatic adenocarcinoma. This case report presents PCM mimicking prostatic adenocarcinoma. The purpose of this paper is to call the general physician's attention to this important differential diagnosis.

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