title: Polypoidal intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia of the external urethral meatus.
abstract: Urethral mucosa with intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia is a rare occurrence. To date only a single case has been reported in a male with long-standing urethral stricture. We present a 33-year-old female with polypoid intestinal metaplasia and dysplasia of the external urethral meatus in the absence of an inciting factor. Intestinal metaplasia of the urethral mucosa may undergo dysplasia, emphasizing the necessity of a high degree of clinical suspicion and vigilant pathological examination of these lesions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Mary
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mathew
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Bhavna
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Nayal
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Lakshmi
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Raghunath
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Narayanan Unni
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal University, Manipal 576104, India.
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thomas