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  • - A 61-year-old man experienced urinary and defecation issues for 4 months, leading to an abdominal contrast-enhanced CT that showed large rectal masses suspected to be cancerous and affecting nearby organs.
  • - An 18 F-FDG PET/CT scan was conducted for staging, revealing intense activity in masses involving the rectum, bladder, prostate, left ureter, and abdominal wall in the pelvic area.
  • - Further histopathological analysis identified the masses as malakoplakia, characterized by specific cells (von Hansemann cells) and unique structures known as Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.

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Abdominal contrast-enhanced CT was performed in a 61-year-old man with difficulties of urination and defecation for 4 months, which revealed huge rectal masses involving multiple adjacent organs, suspected as malignant lesions. 18 F-FDG PET/CT was subsequently performed for staging. The images showed intense FDG uptake and slightly hyperdense masses involving rectum, bladder, prostate, left ureter, and the anterior abdominal wall at the level of the pelvic cavity. Histopathological examination confirmed the masses were due to malakoplakia, which displayed as abundant von Hansemann cells aggregated and infiltrated in lesions, with distinctive cytoplasmic inclusions termed Michaelis-Gutmann bodies.

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