Tuberculous Prostatitis / Post-BCG Changes

Epidemiology:

• BCG immunotherapy for bladder cancer is the most common etiology for this pattern

Common sites:

• >90% also show lung involvement

Gross features:

Histologic features:

• granulomas
• may be small, non-caseating, close to urethral surface
• may be large, caseating, throughout the prostate

Immunophenotype:

Marker:	Sensitivity:	Specificity:
ZN
Auramine-Rhodamine

Molecular features:

Other features:

References:

• Sternberg 2004