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FURTHER STUDIES OF INTESTINAL HETEROTOPIA IN URETHRAL CARUNCLE
Author(s) -
JÄRVI OSMO H.,
MARIN SINIKKA,
BOER WILLIAM G. R. M.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
acta pathologica microbiologica scandinavica series a :pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0108-0164
DOI - 10.1111/j.1699-0463.1984.tb04429.x
Subject(s) - heterotopia (medicine) , intestinal metaplasia , girl , medicine , urethra , female urethra , pathology , anatomy , psychology , developmental psychology , dysplasia
Colonic mucosa‐like intestinal heterotopia in a urethral caruncle is reported in a 2 yr 7 mth old girl and three women; 55, 71 and 78 yrs old. The occurrence of the anomaly in a child supports the first two author's earlier suggestion that the condition is congenital in nature. In princip this could also be the case in post‐menopausal women, although the possibility of metaplasia must also be considered. Perhaps the condition could be a precursor of some adenocarcinomas of the distal urethra.