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Most of urethral cysts arise congenitally from the urethral glands as an embryonic remnants, or after closure of the duct system, urethral glands are normally distributed along the whole length of urethra with a specific given names, which are different in male and female.
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Fahmy, M. (2017). Urethral Cyst. In: Congenital Anomalies of the Penis. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-43310-3_30
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