Difference between revisions of "An introduction to genitourinary pathology"
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Revision as of 17:24, 26 June 2013
Genitourinary pathology, also GU pathology, is an important area of pathology. The bread & butter of GU pathology is the prostate gland.
Sites
Testis
Main article: Testis
The testes are important for the survival of the species and occasionally afflicted by tumours.
Kidney
Main article: Kidney tumours
Main article: Medical kidney diseases
Main article: Pediatric kidney tumours
Prostate
Main article: Prostate
Main article: Prostate cancer
The bread & butter of GU pathology.
Urothelium
Main article: Urothelium
Main article: Bladder cancer
Specific entities
Urethral caruncle
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.