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Fibroepithelial polyp of the verumontanum

A case report and literature review

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A case of fibroepithelial polyp of the verumontanum in a 20-year-old male is presented. The endoscopic examination revealed polypoid lesion protruding from the verumontanum, and transurethral resection of the tumour was performed. The histopathological diagnosis was fibroepithelial polyp, containing no prostatic glandular structures. As the nomenclature of the lesions is widely varying, we tried to classify polypoid or papillary lesions of the prostatic urethra by a literature review.

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  1. Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan

    K. Kunimi

  2. Department of Urology, Ishikawa Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan

    M. Shimamura & T. Miyagi

  3. Pathology, Ishikawa Central Hospital, Kanazawa, Japan

    H. Kurumaya

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Kunimi, K., Shimamura, M., Miyagi, T. et al. Fibroepithelial polyp of the verumontanum. International Urology and Nephrology 26, 669–672 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02767723

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