Nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis in association with eosinophilic epithelial metaplasia and prostatic adenocarcinoma

Dorian I Dikov, Maria Stoyanova Koleva, Zhivko K Peshev, Veselin T Belovezhdov

Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology 2017 60(3):409-411

We present the first case of nonspecific granulomatous prostatitis (NSGP) associated with both eosinophilic epithelial metaplasia (EM) in benign glands and prostatic adenocarcinoma (PCa). The patient was a 68-year old man with a history of obstructive prostatic syndrome. After a transurethral resection of the prostate, the histologic analysis revealed NSGP and PCa. EM was seen in benign peri-granulomatous secretory epithelial cells as PAS Diastase positive granular eosinophilic transformation of the apical cell cytoplasm. This unusual cell appearance closely simulated the Paneth cell-like changes found in PCa. Negative chromogranin expression and weakly positive P504S immune staining in the foci of EM, surrounded by P63 positive basal cells confirmed the benign EM - phenotype. The combination of NSGP with both EM and PCa has not been reported in medical literature so far. Some observations concerning their differential diagnosis are suggested.

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