title: Prostatic epithelial polyp diagnosed in a bladder wash.
abstract: Prostatic epithelial polyps, also known as adenomatous polyps or papillary adenomas with prostatic type epithelium, are uncommon lesions. These lesions typically involve the adult male urethra, trigone, or bladder dome. Diagnosis is usually made by biopsy. Presence of clusters of benign columnar cells in urine cytologic material can suggest the presence of such polyps and must be included in the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Veterans' Affairs Medical Center and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana 70112, USA. syeda.sarwar@med.va.gov
authors.forename: Syeda F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Sarwar
authors.forename: Giovanni D
authors.initials: GD
authors.lastname: Lorusso
authors.forename: Deba P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Sarma
mesh_terms: D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D018256:Adenomatous Polyps / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D003581:Cytodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen / Q000032:analysis; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms / Q000737:chemistry / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000652:urine; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases / Q000032:analysis; D007507:Therapeutic Irrigation; D014556:Urine / Q000166:cytology
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; C428439:prostatic acid phosphatase; D017027:Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen