"Bulbourethral Glands" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Glands situated on each side of the prostate that secrete a fluid component of the seminal fluid into the urethra.
| Descriptor ID |
D002030
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A05.360.444.123 A10.336.197
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| Concept/Terms |
Bulbourethral Glands- Bulbourethral Glands
- Bulbourethral Gland
- Gland, Bulbourethral
- Glands, Bulbourethral
- Cowper's Glands
- Cowper Glands
- Cowpers Glands
- Glands, Cowper's
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bulbourethral Glands" by people in Profiles.
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Cowper's gland hyperplasia: A potential pitfall at MRI of the prostate. Clin Imaging. 2021 Nov; 79:337-340.
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Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the urethra/Cowper's gland with concurrent high-grade prostatic adenocarcinoma: a detailed clinicopathologic case report and review of the literature. Hum Pathol. 2016 12; 58:138-144.
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Perineal swellings in two strains of mice. Contemp Top Lab Anim Sci. 2002 Jan; 41(1):51-3.