Causes of prostate cysts

Everyone may know the importance of the prostate to male friends. Male friends must protect their prostate in daily life, because the prostate is prone to various diseases. If a male friend has a small cyst in the prostate, it must be taken seriously, because small cysts in the prostate will bring great harm to our body. Let's take a look at the introduction below.

(1) True prostatic cyst: The prostate gland is obstructed during embryonic development, causing the prostatic ducts to narrow and become blocked. The contents gradually remain and form a retention prostatic cyst.

(2) Congenital cysts: They are caused by abnormal development of the mesonephric duct and paramesonephric duct, which results in partial expansion of the lumen and formation of cysts. Cysts arising from the paramesonephric duct are often located in the middle of the posterior prostate, while cysts arising from the mesonephric duct are located on both sides. This type of cyst does not actually originate from the prostate and is often adhered to the posterior wall of the bladder. It can often grow to a large size, compressing the bladder neck and causing dysuria; compressing the rectum and causing anal distension and difficulty in defecation. Congenital prostatic cysts are often accompanied by congenital diseases such as hypospadias, cryptorchidism, and renal dysplasia.

(3) Acquired cysts: They are caused by the tough prostate stroma, which leads to incomplete or intermittent obstruction of the alveoli, gradually thickening the alveolar epithelium and eventually causing retention cysts. They can be located anywhere in the prostate or protrude to the bladder neck, with a diameter of 1-2 cm.

(4) Inflammatory cyst: Chronic prostatic inflammation causes connective tissue hyperplasia, leading to narrowing of the prostatic ducts and retention of secretions to form cysts.

(5) Parasitic cysts: caused by parasites such as hydatid cysts, which can cause chronic inflammation in the prostate duct and surrounding areas, or granulation hyperplasia, gradually forming cysts.

In the above article, we introduced the importance of the prostate to male friends. Male friends must take good care of their prostate. Once small cysts appear in the prostate, we must find out the causes and make targeted treatments.