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Periurethral cyst

Periurethral cyst

Clinical features This cyst presents as a small or, exceptionally, large swelling lateral to the urethral meatus.1,2

Histologic features Histologic examination shows a cavity lined by transitional epithelium (Figs 12.177 and 12.178).

of mucinous epithelium with occasional focal squamous metaplasia (Figs 12.174โ€“12.176). Myoepithelial cells are not identified.

Fig. 12.174 Mucinous cyst: lowpower view of mucincontaining cyst. Note the nonkeratinizing surface epithelium. By courtesy of C. Crum, MD, Brigham and Womenโ€™s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.

Fig. 12.177 Periurethral cyst: low-power view of unilocular cyst. By courtesy of C. Crum, MD, Brigham and Womenโ€™s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA.