Arch Clin Med Case Rep 2017; 1 (2): 57-61 57 Archives of Clinical and Medical Case Reports doi: 10.26502/acmcr.011 Volume 1, Issue 2 Case Report Hemangioma of the Prostate: A Case Report and Literature Review Hsu Fu-Kai 1 , Hung Siu-Wan 2 , Wu Chih-Ying 3 , Chiang Heng-Chieh 4 and Chiu Kun-Yuan 5* 1 Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 2 Department of Radiology, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 3 Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan 4 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan 5 Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan * Corresponding Author: Chiu Kun-Yuan, Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, Tel: +886-4-23741215; Email: chiu37782002@yahoo.com Received: 01 September 2017; Accepted: 18 September 2017; Published: 22 September 2017 Abstract Hemangioma of the prostate is extremely rare. Here we described a 69-year-old man who had lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) for 5 years, treated as benign prostate hyperplasia (BPH) by Diode laser enucleation. Massive bleeding developed during the procedure with subsequently recurrent urine retention due to blood clot accumulation off and on for the following 3 years. Selective arterial embolization and repeated bladder irrigation failed to control the continuous bleeding, which finally caused obstructive uropathy. Cystoprostatectomy was then performed and the pathological result proved cavernous hemangioma of the prostate. Keywords: Hemangioma; Laser therapy; Lower urinary tract symptoms; Prostate Abbreviations: BPH: Benign Prostate Hyperplasia; CT: Computed Tomography; LUTS: Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms; PSA: Prostate Specific Antigen; TURP: Transurethral Resection of the Prostate 1. Introduction LUTS is the symptoms related to storage, voiding, or post micturition. It is primarily attributed to BPH in elderly men [1]. Hemangioma, a vascular malformation, is an extremely rare etiology of LUTS. When hemangioma was