title: Urothelial polyps from anterior urethra in a prepubertal female child: a rare entity.
abstract: Urothelial polyps arising from the anterior urethra are rarely encountered in the pediatric age group and are even rarer in the females. Scarcely reported in English literature, their exact incidence is not known. They may be asymptomatic for years or present with features of urinary obstruction, mass or "vaginal" bleeding. They are important in the differential diagnosis of interlabial masses in female children. Anterior urethral polyps are benign fibroepithelial lesions. Surgery is indicated for relief of symptoms and differentiation from malignant lesions such as a sarcoma or a papilloma. No recurrences have been reported. We report a case of solitary anterior urethral polyp in an 8-year old girl managed successfully at our centre.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatric Surgery, Chacha Nehru Bal Chikitsalaya (Affiliated to Maulana Azad Medical College), Geeta Colony, New Delhi 110031, India.
authors.forename: Prabudh
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Goel
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Manchanda
authors.forename: Anup
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mohta
authors.forename: Chhabi Ranu
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Prasenjit
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Das
authors.forename: Sarika
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srivastav
mesh_terms: D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D035583:Rare Diseases; D018570:Risk Assessment; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014522:Urethral Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D013520:Urologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D019459:Urothelium / Q000473:pathology*