malakoplakia
granulomatous response to chronic UTIs
- females (80%)
- NOT pre-malignant
- lower 2/3 of urinary tract
- usually bladder, also ureters
- multiple flat plaques (filling d
- Michaelis-Guttman bodies
Cf: leukoplakia
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