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'''Urethral caruncle''' is a rare benign pathology of the [[urethra]]. | |||
==General== | |||
*Benign. | |||
*Typically in post-menopausal women. | |||
*Reported in men.<ref name=pmid19125457>{{Cite journal | last1 = Sriprasad | first1 = S. | last2 = Kooiman | first2 = GG. | last3 = Hopster | first3 = D. | last4 = Muir | first4 = GH. | title = Urethral caruncle in a man. | journal = BJU Int | volume = 92 Suppl 3 | issue = | pages = e68 | month = Dec | year = 2003 | doi = | PMID = 19125457 }}</ref> | |||
Clinical:<ref>URL: [http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Questions-Answers/AN01214.cfm http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Questions-Answers/AN01214.cfm]. Accessed on: 3 February 2012.</ref> | |||
*+/-Dysuria. | |||
*+/-Hematuria. | |||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features:<ref name=pmid8397932>{{Cite journal | last1 = Kim | first1 = KK. | last2 = Sin | first2 = DY. | last3 = Park | first3 = HW. | title = Urethral caruncle occurring in a young girl--a case report. | journal = J Korean Med Sci | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 160-1 | month = Apr | year = 1993 | doi = | PMID = 8397932 |URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053859/?tool=pubmed }}</ref> | |||
*Polypoid or sessile lesion - covered with squamous epithelium ''or'' urothelium. | |||
*+/-Inflammation. | |||
*+/-Dilated blood vessels. | |||
==See also== | |||
*[[Urethra]]. | |||
*[[Genitourinary pathology]]. | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|2}} | |||
[[Category:Diagnosis]] | [[Category:Diagnosis]] | ||
[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | |||
Revision as of 02:58, 21 March 2014
Urethral caruncle is a rare benign pathology of the urethra.
General
- Benign.
- Typically in post-menopausal women.
- Reported in men.[1]
Clinical:[2]
- +/-Dysuria.
- +/-Hematuria.
Microscopic
Features:[3]
- Polypoid or sessile lesion - covered with squamous epithelium or urothelium.
- +/-Inflammation.
- +/-Dilated blood vessels.
See also
References
- ↑ Sriprasad, S.; Kooiman, GG.; Hopster, D.; Muir, GH. (Dec 2003). "Urethral caruncle in a man.". BJU Int 92 Suppl 3: e68. PMID 19125457.
- ↑ URL: http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Questions-Answers/AN01214.cfm. Accessed on: 3 February 2012.
- ↑ Kim, KK.; Sin, DY.; Park, HW. (Apr 1993). "Urethral caruncle occurring in a young girl--a case report.". J Korean Med Sci 8 (2): 160-1. PMID 8397932.