malacoplakia /mal·a·co·pla·kia/ (mal″ah-ko-pla´ke-ah) the formation of soft patches of the mucous membrane of a hollow organ.
malacoplakia vesi´cae a soft, yellowish, fungus-like growth on the mucosa of the bladder and ureters.
mal·a·co·pla·ki·a (m l  -k -pl  k -)n. A rare lesion in the mucosa of the urinary bladder, characterized by mottled yellow and gray soft plaques and nodules that consist of numerous macrophages and calcospherites. |
malacoplakia
a circumscribed area of softening on the membrane lining a hollow organ, such as the ureter, urethra or renal pelvis.
malacoplakia vesicae
a flat yellow growth on the mucosa of the bladder.
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