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leukoplakia
pre-malignant squamous metaplasia
- can ==> squamous cell Ca of ureter or bladder
- 2' to chronic irritation (eg, infection, stones)
- keratin accumulation + sloughing
- may cause ureteral obstruction
- 50% calculi
- hematuria in 33%
- bilateral in 10%
Cf: malakoplakia
Charles E. Kahn, Jr., MD - 2 February 1995
Last updated: 1 October 2013
Copyright © 2013, Charles E. Kahn, Jr.
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