[Ectopic prostatic tissue in the uterine cervix]

Pathologe. 2007 Jul;28(4):291-3. doi: 10.1007/s00292-006-0874-6.
[Article in German]

Abstract

Ectopic prostate tissue is a rare occurrence in the lower female genital tract. Possible theories of histogenesis include a developmental anomaly, metaplasia of preexisting endocervical glands, and derivation from mesonephric remnants. We report an example of prostatic tissue involving the uterine cervix of an 82-year-old woman as an incidental finding in a hysterectomy specimen. This unusual lesion should be differentiated from atypical glandular lesions of the cervix. Immunohistochemical studies confirm the histological suspicion of ectopic prostatic tissue.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Choristoma / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Prostate*
  • Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / pathology*