Prostate Abscess: A Rare Complication of Brachytherapy for Prostate Cancer
AUTOR(ES)
Gilmore, Paul E
FONTE
The Royal College of Surgeons of England
RESUMO
Brachytherapy involves the therapeutic implantation of a radio-active seed source into, or close to, prostate cancer.We report the rare case of a 76-year-old man who presented with a prostate abscess after months of intractable pelvic pain following prostate cancer treatment with iodine- 125 brachytherapy.Despite multiple investigations, the diagnosis was made only once the abscess discharged exudate per-urethra.
