Malakoplakia Affecting the Umbilical Cord

Malakoplakia, meaning soft (malako) plaque (plakia), is a rare benign inflammatory lesion. The disease was initially described in the bladder by Michaelis and Gutmann [1] in 1902 and named by von Hansemann [2] in 1903. Since its initial description, many cases have been described in numerous anatomic locations including the genitourinary tract, gastrointestinal tract, pancreas, liver, oropharynx, retroperitoneum, thyroid gland, lymph nodes, lung, bone/joint, brain, skin, and other tissues [3-5]. To our knowledge, this is the first case of malacoplakia affecting the umbilical cord.

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