Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector5868210.17816/kazmj58682PersonalEchinococcal prostatic cystSitdykovE. N.info@eco-vector.com1305196445367671901202119012021Copyright © 2021, Sitdykov E.N.2021<p>As echinococcal cysts of the prostate may give rise to confusion with other diseases, the following observation is not without interest. K, 54 years old, was admitted to the clinic on 11/VII with a diagnosis of adenoma of the prostate, acute urinary retention. Urine discharged by rubber catheter was of the colour of meat slop. Prostate was sharply enlarged, dense, no borders were defined, surface was uneven. The external genitalia are undistinguished. Prostate cancer was suspected.</p>Kazan Medical archiveКазанский медицинский архив