title: Giant fibroepithelial polyp of the ureter.
abstract: Giant fibroepithelial polyp is a rare cause of ureteric/ureteropelvic junction (UPJ) obstruction. We report a rare case of giant fibroepithelial polyp in a 32-year-old woman involving the whole length of the ureter, reaching up to the UPJ which was clinically and radiologically considered to be urothelial carcinoma. Frozen section showed a polypoid lesion lined by urothelium with no evidence of dysplasia or malignancy. Subsequently, nephroureterectomy was done as there was marked renal hydronephrosis and it was impossible to separate the polyp from the wall of the ureter. Histopathological examination and immunohistochemistry confirmed the diagnosis of giant fibroepithelial polyp, ruling out malignancy.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India gupta.mayank103@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Mayank
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.affiliation: Department of General Pathology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Sanjeet
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Roy
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Cornerstone
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wann
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
authors.forename: Anu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eapen
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009392:Nephrectomy; D011127:Polyps / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D014513:Ureter / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014517:Ureteral Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D018666:Ureteroscopy
keywords: Hematuria; Pathology; Urology