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A Rare Case of Hematuria; Primary Amyloidosis of the Bladder Neck

Authors :
Sotonye Tolofari
Asif Ansari
Ross J. Knight
Source :
Urology Case Reports, Vol 10, Iss C, Pp 48-50 (2017)
Publication Year :
2017
Publisher :
Elsevier, 2017.

Abstract

Primary and localized amyloidosis of the urinary tract is considered to be a rare clinical entity with approximately 160 cases documented in the literature. Here we present a case of a 77 year old gentleman with painless visible hematuria. Flexible cystoscopy revealed abnormal and polypoidal bladder mucosa. Transurethral resection of these lesions revealed histology with congo-red staining and positive green-apple birefringence, these findings are consistent with amyloidosis. There has so far been no sign of recurrence in this gentleman, with routine cystoscopic surveillance. Here we present a literature review on the presentation, diagnosis and management of this rare condition.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
22144420
Volume :
10
Issue :
C
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Urology Case Reports
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.40f9049c6e54113b37b126e84a03700
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eucr.2016.11.005