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Genitourinary pathology, also GU pathology, is an important area of pathology. The bread & butter of GU pathology is the prostate gland.

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Main article: Testis

The testes are important for the survival of the species and occasionally afflicted by tumours.

Main article: Prostate

The bread & butter of GU pathology.

Main article: Urothelium

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 =Specific entities=
 ==Urethral caruncle==
-===General===
+{{Main|Urethral caruncle}}
-*Benign.
-*Typically in post-menopausal women.
-*Reported in men.<ref name=pmid19125457>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Sriprasad | first1 = S. | last2 = Kooiman | first2 = GG. | last3 = Hopster | first3 = D. | last4 = Muir | first4 = GH. | title = Urethral caruncle in a man. | journal = BJU Int | volume = 92 Suppl 3 | issue =  | pages = e68 | month = Dec | year = 2003 | doi =  | PMID = 19125457 }}</ref>
-Clinical:<ref>URL: [http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Questions-Answers/AN01214.cfm http://www.riversideonline.com/health_reference/Questions-Answers/AN01214.cfm]. Accessed on: 3 February 2012.</ref>
-*+/-Dysuria.
-*+/-Hematuria.
-===Microscopic===
-Features:<ref name=pmid8397932>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Kim | first1 = KK. | last2 = Sin | first2 = DY. | last3 = Park | first3 = HW. | title = Urethral caruncle occurring in a young girl--a case report. | journal = J Korean Med Sci | volume = 8 | issue = 2 | pages = 160-1 | month = Apr | year = 1993 | doi =  | PMID = 8397932 |URL = http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3053859/?tool=pubmed }}</ref>
-*Polypoid or sessile lesion - covered with squamous epithelium ''or'' urothelium.
-*+/-Inflammation.
-*+/-Dilated blood vessels.
 =See also=