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Urethral caruncle is a red fleshy mass a few millimeters to a few centimeters in diameter commonly seen in the posterior part of the urethral meatus of postmenopausal women. The lesion is asymptomatic but may cause pain and bleeding if ulcerated or thrombosed.
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Barua, R. (1990). Urethral Caruncle. In: Tumours of the Female Lower Genital Tract. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74828-8_28
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