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 ==Bulbourethral gland==
 *[[AKA]] ''Cowper's gland''.
-===General===
+{{Main|Bulbourethral gland}}
-*Mucinous glands at the apex of the prostate.
-===Microscopic===
-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>
-*Lobular glands with abundant pale cytoplasm.
-**Resemble (mucinous) [[salivary gland]]s.
-*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>
-DDx:
-*[[Foamy gland carcinoma]].
-*Mucinous metaplasia of the prostate.
-Images:
-*[http://pathology.mc.duke.edu/research/histo_course/mixed_saliv.jpg Mucinous/serous salivary gland (duke.edu)].
-*[http://webpathology.com/image.asp?case=21&n=4 Cowper gland (webpathology.com)].
-===Stains===
-*[[Mucicarmine]] +ve.
-*[[PAS-D]] +ve.
-===IHC===
-Features:<ref name=pmid9158679/>
-*PSAP -ve.
-*PSA +ve.
-*HMWCK +ve.
 ==Seminal vesicles==