title: Polypoid intestinal metaplasia of the external urethral meatus.
abstract: A 33-year-old male patient presented with a 1.5-cm polypoid lesion at the edge of the urethral meatus that showed a gross appearance similar to that of a urethral caruncle in the female. The histological features revealed a superficially ulcerated lesion composed of colonic-type mucosal glands with focal regenerative atypia. This case appears to be the first reported one on an intestinal-type polyp in this site. The patient had no further problems after excisional biopsy.
authors.affiliation: University Hospital Careggi, Florence, Italy. mariarosaria.raspollini@unifi.it
authors.forename: Maria Rosaria
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Raspollini
authors.forename: Giulio
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Nicita
authors.forename: Gregor
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mikuz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007417:Intestinal Polyps / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008679:Metaplasia; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014521:Urethra / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery