Amyloidosis of the renal pelvis presenting as flank pain
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Amyloidosis of the renal pelvis presenting as flank pain
Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by accumulation of extracellular amyloid systemically or within a specific organ. Localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary system is extremely rare, with the predominate location being the bladder. The imaging findings are often nonspecific and mimic urothelial carcinoma. We present a 49-year-old woman with a chief complaint of flank pain. A filling defec...
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عنوان ژورنال: Radiology Case Reports
سال: 2018
ISSN: 1930-0433
DOI: 10.1016/j.radcr.2017.10.014