Prostatic non-Hodgkin's lymphoma causing acute urinary retention in childhood.

An 8-year-old boy presented with dysuria and acute retention of urine. Rectal examination showed a hard mass arising from the prostate. CT scan of the pelvis confirmed the presence of a large prostatic tumor causing bladder outflow obstruction. A provisional diagnosis of pelvic sarcoma was initially made. Biopsy of the tumor mass however, revealed non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of T-cell type. The tumor showed very good response to chemotherapy and the urinary obstruction significantly improved with a week after starting therapy.