malacoplakia of the urinary tract

malacoplakia of the urinary tract
a disorder in which there are soft, yellowish raised plaques on the mucous membrane of the bladder and ureters, containing von Hansemann cells with Michaelis-Gutmann bodies, resulting from infection.

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