Case Report

Leukemic Infiltration of the Prostate in a Man With Polycystic Kidney Disease: A Possible Pathophysiological Mechanism

  • Yusuf KİBAR
  • Selahattin BEDİR
  • Mete KİLCİLER
  • Salih DEVECİ
  • Yaşar ÖZGÖK

Received Date: Accepted Date: 07.07.2004 Gulhane Med J 2004;46(3):258-259

Leukemic infiltration of the prostate has rarely been reported. The majority of the published cases with prostatic involvement were chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). An autopsy series of leukemia patients documented an actual prevalence of prostatic involvement higher than clinical series. To our knowledge, this is the first report of a case with coexistence of autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease (ADPKD), CLL and its prostatic infiltration diagnosed by transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) guided prostate biopsy.

Keywords: Autosomal Dominant Polycystic Kidney Disease (ADPKD), Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), Prostate and Polycystin