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MR findings of prostatic urethral polyp in an adult - European Radiology

  • ️Kamidono, Sadao
  • ️Thu Oct 24 2002

Abstract.

We report MR imaging characteristics of a prostatic urethral polyp in a 35-year-old man. Traditionally, the methods of diagnosis include computed tomography, transrectal sonography, voiding cysto-urethrography, intravenous pyelography, urethroscopy, and cystoscopy. To our knowledge, MR findings have not been previously described. In this case, MR imaging clearly demonstrated a polypoid tumor located in the prostatic urethra with a stalk connected to the bladder neck. A pathological study revealed the polyp consisted of a fibrovascular core covered with a double layered, prostatic-type epithelium.

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  1. Department of Radiology, , Kobe University, School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650–0017, Kobe, Japan

    Hong Li, Kazuro Sugimura, Michiko Boku & Yasushi Kaji

  2. Division of Pathology, Kobe University, School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650–0017, Kobe, Japan

    Mayumi Tachibana

  3. Department of Urology, Kobe University, School of Medicine, 7-5-2, Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, 650–0017, Kobe, Japan

    Sadao Kamidono

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Li, H., Sugimura, K., Boku, M. et al. MR findings of prostatic urethral polyp in an adult. Eur Radiol 13 (Suppl 6), L105–L108 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-002-1736-0

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  • Received: 30 May 2002

  • Revised: 09 September 2002

  • Accepted: 01 October 2002

  • Published: 24 October 2002

  • Issue Date: December 2003

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-002-1736-0

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