Cowper gland

Definition

• Also called bulbourethral gland; paired, pea-shaped, small exocrine glands in males, homologous to Bartholin’s glands in females.

• Deeply located posterolateral to the membranous (or bulbous) urethra in the urogenital diaphragm.

• Lobular pattern of dimorphic population of mucinous acini and excretory ducts.

Clinical features