Bladder amyloidosis mimicking carcinoma.

نویسندگان

  • Ashok Kumar Singh
  • Michael St J Floyd
  • Alan Robert De Bolla
چکیده

An 80-year-old ex-smoker man presented with one episode of gross painless hematuria. His past medical history included hypertension, cerebrovascular accident, and osteoarthritis. Physical examination, routine blood tests, and ultrasonography were normal. Urine culture, microscopy, and cytology were unremarkable. On cystoscopy, a suspicious looking papillary mass was noted on the bladder roof, which was resected transurethrally. Histopathology revealed amyloidosis of the bladder, confirmed with alkaline Congo red staining showing apple-green birefringence in polarized light.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Urology journal

دوره 8 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2011