One condition of this organ is characterized by Michaelis-Gutmann bodies and foamy histiocytes on section; that condition is Malakoplakia.
One condition of this organ is characterized by Michaelis-Gutmann bodies and foamy histiocytes on section; that condition is Malakoplakia. Markers of tumors of this organ include NMP22 and factor H-related protein, and cancer of it is caused by Schistosoma haematobium and arylamines. The compound acrolein, a byproduct of cyclophosphamide, causes hemorrhage and cancer in this organ. A Mitrofanoff procedure is used to bypass the function of this organ in patients in which it becomes neurogenic. A congenital defect involving exstrophy of this organ is commonly found alongside (*) epispadias. This organ, whose lining has transitional epithelium, contracts via the detrusor muscle. This organ is filled by a pair of ureters, which originate from the kidney. For 10 points, name this organ, found in the lower abdomen, that stores urine.
One condition of this organ is characterized by Michaelis-Gutmann bodies and foamy histiocytes on section; that condition is Malakoplakia.
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