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| ==Bulbourethral gland== | | ==Bulbourethral gland== |
| *[[AKA]] ''Cowper's gland''. | | *[[AKA]] ''Cowper's gland''. |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Bulbourethral gland}} |
| *Mucinous glands at the apex of the prostate.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| Features:<ref name=pmid9158679>{{Cite journal | last1 = Cina | first1 = SJ. | last2 = Silberman | first2 = MA. | last3 = Kahane | first3 = H. | last4 = Epstein | first4 = JI. | title = Diagnosis of Cowper's glands on prostate needle biopsy. | journal = Am J Surg Pathol | volume = 21 | issue = 5 | pages = 550-5 | month = May | year = 1997 | doi = | PMID = 9158679 }}</ref>
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| *Lobular glands with abundant pale cytoplasm.
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| **Resemble (mucinous) [[salivary gland]]s.
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| *Often assocatiated with skeletal muscle.<ref>URL: [http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=21&n=4 http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=21&n=4]. Accessed on: 3 June 2013.</ref>
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| DDx:
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| *[[Foamy gland carcinoma]].
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| *Mucinous metaplasia of the prostate.
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| Images:
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| *[http://pathology.mc.duke.edu/research/histo_course/mixed_saliv.jpg Mucinous/serous salivary gland (duke.edu)].
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| *[http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=21&n=4 Cowper gland (webpathology.com)].
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| ===Stains===
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| *[[Mucicarmine]] +ve.
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| *[[PAS-D]] +ve.
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| ===IHC===
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| Features:<ref name=pmid9158679/>
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| *PSAP -ve.
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| *PSA +ve.
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| *HMWCK +ve.
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| ==Seminal vesicles== | | ==Seminal vesicles== |