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Case Reports
. 2024 Apr 3:2024:6104687.
doi: 10.1155/2024/6104687. eCollection 2024.

Urethral Caruncle in Pediatrics: A Northern Tanzania Experience

Anteneh Tadesse Kifle  1 , Janeth Mpelumb  2 , Frank Bright  2 , Orgeness Jasper Mbwambo  2 , Tizazu Abebayehu Tsega  3
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Urethral Caruncle in Pediatrics: A Northern Tanzania Experience

Anteneh Tadesse Kifle et al. Case Rep Urol. .

Abstract

Urethral caruncles are the most frequent benign tumors of the female urethra. Most of them are found in postmenopausal women, and they are rare in childhood. Only a few pediatric cases have been published in the literature. In this report, we present a case series of three pediatric patients with a urethral caruncle.

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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
Urethral caruncle in (a) gangrenous foul-smelling mass at (b) 2nd post admission day with polyploidy mass surrounding the urethral meatus which is open anteriorly and (c) 3 months postop at follow-up clinic. (d) Histology.
Figure 2
Figure 2
(a) Urethral caruncle, (b) postop with the catheter in situ, and (c) histology revealed.
Figure 3
Figure 3
(a) Urethral caruncle in a five-year-old female. (b) Mass protruding per vagina. (c) Circumferential mass except anteriorly. Three-month follow-up with no recurrence.
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