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| | [[Image:Prostate cancer with Gleason pattern 4 low mag.jpg|thumb|right|250px|[[Micrograph]] showing [[prostate carcinoma]], a common diagnosis in genitourinary pathology. [[H&E stain]].]] |
| '''Genitourinary pathology''', also '''GU pathology''', is an important area of pathology. The bread & butter of GU pathology is the [[prostate gland]]. | | '''Genitourinary pathology''', also '''GU pathology''', is an important area of pathology. The bread & butter of GU pathology is the [[prostate gland]]. |
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| =Specific entities= | | =Specific entities= |
| ==Urethral caruncle== | | ==Urethral caruncle== |
| ===General===
| | {{Main|Urethral caruncle}} |
| *Benign.
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| *Typically in post-menopausal women.
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| *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>
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| 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>
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| *+/-Dysuria.
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| *+/-Hematuria.
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| ===Microscopic===
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| 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>
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| *Polypoid or sessile lesion - covered with squamous epithelium ''or'' urothelium.
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| *+/-Inflammation.
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| *+/-Dilated blood vessels.
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| =See also= | | =See also= |
| *[[Ovary]]. | | *[[Ovary]]. |
| *[[Adrenal gland]]. | | *[[Adrenal gland]]. |
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| =References=
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| {{Reflist|2}}
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| =External links= | | =External links= |