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'''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]]. | ||
=Sites= | |||
==Testis== | ==Testis== | ||
{{main|Testis}} | {{main|Testis}} | ||
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{{main|Urothelium}} | {{main|Urothelium}} | ||
{{main|Bladder cancer}} | {{main|Bladder cancer}} | ||
=Specific entities= | |||
==Urethral caruncle== | |||
===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> | |||
==See also | 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. | |||
=See also= | |||
*[[Ovary]]. | *[[Ovary]]. | ||
*[[Adrenal gland]]. | *[[Adrenal gland]]. | ||
=External links= | |||
*[http://webpathology.com/atlas_map.asp?section=7 Webpathology.com - GU tract]. | *[http://webpathology.com/atlas_map.asp?section=7 Webpathology.com - GU tract]. | ||
[[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | [[Category:Genitourinary pathology]] | ||