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Are Tiny Echogenic Foci In Both Lobes Of The Prostate A Serious Concern?

prostate: normal in size measuring about (3.4 *3.2*3.0) cm, volume being 16.9 cc and the wight is 16.9 gm. few tiny echogenic foci of about 0.5-0.6 cm are seen in both lobes of prostate. impression; few tiny echogenic foci in prostate (D/D: 1. foci of calcification 2. corpora amylacea
Wed, 26 Sep 2018
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sometimes prostate can calcify (mostly after recovering from infections). these calcifications appear as echogenic foci on ultrasound. since the size of your prostate gland is normal, and the calcifications are in lobes of prostate i think you dont need to worry about it.
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Are Tiny Echogenic Foci In Both Lobes Of The Prostate A Serious Concern?

sometimes prostate can calcify (mostly after recovering from infections). these calcifications appear as echogenic foci on ultrasound. since the size of your prostate gland is normal, and the calcifications are in lobes of prostate i think you dont need to worry about it.