Expressing the solid determined by a triple integral in spherical coordinates

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The problem prompts me to describe the solid determined by the triple integral

$$ \int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} \int_{0}^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{3\csc\theta} f(\rho, \theta, \phi) \; \rho^2 \sin\phi \; d\rho \; d\theta \; d\phi $$

I am stuck at figuring out what $ \rho = 3\csc\theta $ (spherical coordinates) represents. In polar coordinates, $ r = \csc\theta $ is the line $ y = 1 $. Would this mean that $ \rho = 3\csc\theta $ is a rectangle of some sort?

Edit:

It has been confirmed that there was an error in the problem. $ \rho = 3\csc\theta $ should be $ \rho = 3\csc\phi $.

The integral is therefore $$ \int_{\pi/4}^{\pi/2} \int_{0}^{2\pi} \int_{0}^{3\csc\phi} f(\rho, \theta, \phi) \; \rho^2 \sin\phi \; d\rho \; d\theta \; d\phi $$