[Inverted papilloma of the female urethra]
A Viguri Díaz1, A Córdoba Iturriagatoitia, J A Millán
1Sección de Laboratorio, Hospital Reina Sofia de Tudela, Navarra, España.
Objective:
Transitional cell inverted papilloma is an uncommon, generally benign tumor that rarely presents in the lower urinary tract. It is characterized by a typical inverted growth pattern and a layer of normal transitional epithelium. One such case is described herein.
Methods:
We report on a 53-year-old female with transitional cell inverted papilloma of the urethra presenting as postmenopausal metrorrhagia. The lesion was removed surgically.
Results:
It was a round-shaped, 1.5 cm diameter, polypoid lesion that was resected. Standard pathological analyses disclosed a trabecular type inverted papilloma.
Conclusions:
Transitional cell inverted papilloma of the female urethra is rare. To date it has only been reported in male patients. An additional case of this tumor type is described in a female patient.
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