title: Fibroepithelial polyp of the prostatic urethra in an adolescent.
abstract: Benign fibroepithelial polyp of the prostatic urethra is a rare congenital lesion most commonly diagnosed in the pediatric population because of diverse urinary symptoms. We report a case of a 16-year-old adolescent boy who presented with urinary retention. Imaging and endoscopic studies confirmed the presence of a polypoid lesion at the bladder base/posterior prostatic urethra. Following transurethral resection of this polypoid mass, the diagnosis of a congenital fibroepithelial polyp of the prostatic urethra was rendered by pathologic evaluation. Although this is considered a benign lesion with no previous reports of recurrence or malignant behavior, it produces dramatic urinary symptoms in the pediatric population with a wide differential diagnosis. Imaging and endoscopic findings may suggest a malignancy and are not sufficient to render a precise diagnosis, which can only be made by pathologic examination.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Utah Health Sciences Center, Salt Lake City, UT, USA.
authors.forename: Jorge
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Isaac
authors.forename: Brent
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Snow
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lowichik
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003558:Cystoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018225:Neoplasms, Fibroepithelial / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D011127:Polyps / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014523:Urethral Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016055:Urinary Retention / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery