presenting as non - specific urethritis . Amyloid tumour of the urethra
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Amyloid tumour involving the urethra is a well recognised but rare occurrence. Chronic inflammation secondary to gonococcal urethritis is thought to be a possible predisposing factor.We report the case of a young man who presented with nongonococcal urethritis and haematuria and was subsequently found to have primary amyloid of the urethra. University Department of Medical Microbiology and Genitourinary Medicine, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool L7 8XP, UK
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