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Capillary haemangioma of verumontanum: Case report and review of the literature

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A case of 24-year-old male patient with persisting microscopic haematuria is described. The endoscopic diagnosis revealed polyp lesion protruding from the origin of verumontanum. The histopathologic examination showed capillary haemangioma with fibroepitel component containing no prostatic glandular structure. The literature was reviewed, the histogenesis and nomenclature was discussed.

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  1. Department of Urology, Camlica Hayat Hastanesi, Alem Dag. Cad. No. 85, Uskuder, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mahmoud Mustafa

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Mustafa, M. Capillary haemangioma of verumontanum: Case report and review of the literature. Int Urol Nephrol 38, 493–494 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11255-005-4980-9

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