Patient's question:
Male, 42 years old, mental state not very good recently, don't know what's wrong. Please ask: What is a prostatic cyst?Doctor's answer:
Prostatic cysts are caused by cystic changes in the prostate gland due to congenital or acquired reasons. Congenital cysts result from incomplete atrophy of the, which fuses at the midline and forms a deep diverticulum or cyst at the bladder base, opening posterior to the prostatic urethra. Acquired cysts are caused by fibrous prostatic stroma leading to incomplete or intermittent obstruction of the acini, gradually thickening the acinar epithelium and ultimately resulting in retention cysts. They can be located anywhere within the prostate or weakly extending to the neck of the bladder, with a diameter of 1 to 2 centimeters.