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Chung J, Na JU, Lee JH, Han SK, Choi PC, Shin DH. Clinical study on ureteritis observed in contrast-enhanced computed tomography in the emergency department. Clin Exp Emerg Med 2022; 9:216-223. [PMID: 35926553 PMCID: PMC9561207 DOI: 10.15441/ceem.21.152] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2021] [Accepted: 11/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Objective We aimed to investigate the causes and clinical and laboratory features of patients with ureteritis observed on intravenous contrast-enhanced abdominopelvic computed tomography (APCT) conducted in the emergency department (ED). Methods All APCTs conducted in the ED from November 2017 to November 2020 were investigated for the presence of ureteritis. The incidence of ureteritis, presumed cause of ureteritis, and clinical as well as laboratory features of patients with ureteritis were retrospectively analyzed. Results Ureteritis was observed in 422 out of 7,386 patients (5.7%) who underwent APCTs. The two main reasons for undergoing APCT in the ED were abdominal pain (49%) and infection focus workup (33%). The first major cause of ureteritis was urinary tract infection (UTI) (351 of 422, 83%). Most patients (85%) were febrile, but 208 (59%) exhibited no urinary symptoms such as dysuria, increased frequency, or residual urine sense. The second major cause of ureteritis was ureteral stones (42 of 422, 10%). Thirty-two of 42 patients (76%) had simple obstructive uropathy, while 24% of patients had a combined infection along with an obstruction. Other rare causes were malignancy and the spread of adjacent inflammation. Conclusion Ureteritis was a common finding observed in 5.7% of patients who underwent APCTs at the ED, and most of them were secondary to UTIs and ureteral stones. UTIs can cause ureteritis even without typical symptoms or signs suggestive of UTI, and diagnosis without an APCT can be difficult. More liberal use of APCTs should be considered when the cause of fever is difficult to diagnose.
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- Jihyuk Chung
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Yanada BA, Soputro NA, Dias BH. Primary localised bladder amyloidosis – A case report with review of the literature. Urol Case Rep 2022; 43:102072. [PMID: 35400119 PMCID: PMC8991461 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2022.102072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Revised: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 10/29/2022] Open
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Amyloidosis of the Urinary Bladder: A Systematic Review and a Proposed Management Algorithm. Urology 2021; 156:e12-e19. [PMID: 34314752 DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2021.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Revised: 06/19/2021] [Accepted: 07/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To propose an algorithm for the management of bladder amyloidosis based on a systematic review of the literature, given that the bladder is the second most commonly affected organ of the urinary tract in the course of systemic or localized amyloidosis. METHODS We searched PubMed, Cochrane Library and Scopus databases utilizing PRISMA methodology from inception to November 30, 2020 (PROSPERO: CRD42020207855). RESULTS We included 76 studies with 184 patients (9 case series and 67 case reports). Presenting symptoms of bladder amyloidosis comprised of hematuria, irritative or obstructive urinary symptoms, and cystitis-like symptoms. The diagnosis of amyloidosis was established by histologic examination of specimens retrieved during transurethral resection of bladder lesions. Complete endoscopic resection, the cornerstone of management of localized disease, was feasible in 89.1% cases. The included patients were followed up for a mean of 54 months, within which 65 patients (35.3%) recurred. The time to first amyloidosis recurrence was 20 months (range: 1-168). Additionally, 16 individuals presented with concomitant bladder amyloidosis and bladder cancer, while 4 developed bladder malignancy during follow-up. Due to the frequent and early recurrences of patients with bladder amyloidosis, a check-up cystoscopy at 3, 12, and 24 months' after initial resection is recommended. Recurrences should be managed with transurethral resection, while intravesical instillations of dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) and cystectomy should be reserved for refractory cases. CONCLUSION We propose a management algorithm for bladder amyloidosis based on the available evidence for this rare benign entity that mimics bladder cancer.
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Vargas AC, Burchett I, Turner J, Delprado W, Brookwell R, Chalasani V, Gill AJ, Maclean FM. Monotypic Plasma Cell Proliferation of Uncertain Clinical Significance Mimicking Interstitial Cystitis: An Early Lesion of MALT Lymphoma? Am J Surg Pathol 2021; 45:841-853. [PMID: 33399339 DOI: 10.1097/pas.0000000000001659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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We prospectively studied our institutional experience of bladder extranodal marginal zone (mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue [MALT]) lymphoma including bladder biopsies in which the possibility of MALT lymphoma was considered. We identified a subset of cases primary to the urinary bladder, presenting with prominent plasma cell infiltrates and symptoms mimicking bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis. These proliferations were designated for this study as "monotypic plasma cell proliferation of uncertain clinical significance" (MPCP-US), as the features were insufficient for diagnosis of MALT lymphoma. We identified 33 patients, consisting of 22 cases of MPCP-US (6 of which were associated with amyloid deposition) and 11 cases of MALT lymphoma. MPCP-US was more prevalent in men (73%), a mass lesion was not identified at cystoscopy, and only 1 case had an accompanying urinary tract infection (4.5%). Histologically, MPCP-US presented as monotypic plasma cells arranged in a superficial band-like distribution in the lamina propria, predominantly kappa restricted (68%) and IgA+ or IgM+ (64% and 23%, respectively) and without a histologic mass of atypical B cells or plasma cells, not diagnostic for established MALT lymphoma or plasmacytoma. Secondary involvement of the bladder by other lymphoproliferative disorders was excluded and there was no evidence of progressive disease. MALT lymphomas are presented for comparison and our analysis demonstrated that MPCP-US represent a different clinicopathologic entity compared with classic MALT lymphoma. We present the first series of cases of MPCP-US. The recognition of this entity is fundamental to the development of management protocols to relieve intractable symptoms mimicking bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis in these patients.
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MESH Headings
- Aged
- Aged, 80 and over
- Biomarkers, Tumor/analysis
- Biomarkers, Tumor/genetics
- Biopsy
- Cell Proliferation
- Cystitis, Interstitial/pathology
- Diagnosis, Differential
- Female
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence
- Lymphoid Tissue/chemistry
- Lymphoid Tissue/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/chemistry
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/genetics
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Plasma Cells/chemistry
- Plasma Cells/pathology
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prospective Studies
- Urinary Bladder/chemistry
- Urinary Bladder/pathology
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/chemistry
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/genetics
- Urinary Bladder Neoplasms/pathology
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- Ana Cristina Vargas
- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park
- Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park
- School of Medicine, Notre Dame University
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park
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- Department of Cytogenetics, Sullivan Nicolades Pathology, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital
- NSW Health Pathology, Department of Anatomical Pathology, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonard
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Sydney
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- Department of Anatomical Pathology, Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology, Macquarie Park
- Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital
- Department of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Health and Human Sciences, Macquarie University, Sydney, NSW
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Djafari AA, Hasanzadeh K, Masrour H, Ahadi M, Dargahi M, Rahavian A. Is corona virus infection a risk factor for hematuria in secondary bladder amyloidosis? The first case report. Urol Case Rep 2021; 38:101642. [PMID: 33850728 PMCID: PMC8024597 DOI: 10.1016/j.eucr.2021.101642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Urogenital amyloidosis is a rare disease that involved every site of the urogenital system. Involvement of bladder developed with gross hematuria, and any intrinsic or extrinsic stresses exacerbate hematuria. We reported a secondary bladder amyloidosis case that presented with gross hematuria without any risk factor except COVID-19 infection.
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- Anahita Ansari Djafari
- Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Internal Medicine Ward, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Internal Medicine Ward, Taleghani Hospital, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Urology, Department of Urology, School of Medicine, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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- Andrology Research Center, Yazd Reproductive Sciences Institute, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran
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Jia Y, Li S, Liu J. Spontaneous remission of untreated primary amyloidosis of the bladder after transurethral resection biopsy: a case report and literature review. J Int Med Res 2020; 48:300060520940452. [PMID: 33054497 PMCID: PMC7580162 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520940452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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We herein present a case involving a 23-year-old woman with gross hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed abnormal areas of the mucosa along the anterior and posterior bladder walls. These abnormalities were suspicious for neoplasia; however, a diagnosis was not established by subsequent biopsy. The patient underwent transurethral resection biopsy in which an isolated lesion along the anterior wall was completely resected and the others were left untreated. Pathologic examination and special staining led to a diagnosis of amyloidosis, and the patient elected to undergo transurethral surgery 1 month later. During the operation, the intravesical lesions were found to have significantly improved in both the treated and untreated sites. The operation was cancelled, follow-up was arranged, and no other treatment was administered. Repeat cystoscopy examinations at 3 and 9 months after surgery showed that the lesions had almost completely disappeared.
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- Yi Jia
- Department of Urology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Urology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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- Department of Urology, Hebei General Hospital, Shijiazhuang, China
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Amyloidosis of the bladder and association with urothelial carcinoma: report of 29 cases. Hum Pathol 2019; 93:48-53. [DOI: 10.1016/j.humpath.2019.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2019] [Revised: 08/07/2019] [Accepted: 08/09/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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García Rojo E, González Padilla DA, Castelo Loureiro A, Parrilla Rubio L, Tejido Sánchez Á, Guerrero Ramos F. New case of secondary bladder amyloidosis with massive hematuria-role of intravesical instillations with dimethyl sulfoxide. Transl Androl Urol 2019; 8:548-555. [PMID: 31807431 DOI: 10.21037/tau.2019.09.22] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Secondary bladder amyloidosis is a rare condition with less than 60 cases published in the world. It is usually secondary to chronic inflammatory processes such as rheumatologic diseases. Hematuria is its predominant and most important symptom, and usually occurs after a bladder catheterization. The diagnostic confirmation is made through a pathological and immunohistochemical study. The treatment must be staggered from less to more invasive. Our objectives are to present a new case of secondary bladder amyloidosis in a woman with a history of chronic bronchiectasis after tuberculosis and frequent super infections, whose main manifestation was a massive hematuria, and review this rare pathology. We have obtained very good initial results using intravesical instillations with dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) with complete resolution of the hematuria, the patient remaining asymptomatic for 6 months. After that, there was a recurrence of the hematuria that was treated with embolization of the hypogastric arteries, with good results. We can conclude that, despite being a rare condition, we must consider secondary bladder amyloidosis in patients who have already been diagnosed with systemic amyloidosis and/or chronic pathologies who develop hematuria after bladder catheterization. Based on our experience, instillations with dimethyl sulfoxide are a safe option and provide a quick and temporary resolution of hematuria symptoms.
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Ganapathy V, Vijayakumar C, Karthikeyan VS, Srinivas J, Shrinuvasan S. Primary Vesical Amyloidosis Masquerading as Vesical Calculus in a Retroviral Positive Patient. Cureus 2019; 11:e3828. [PMID: 30868041 PMCID: PMC6402869 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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The common causes of irritative voiding symptoms in women include cystitis, vesical calculi, carcinoma bladder and neurologic disorders. Isolated primary vesical amyloidosis (VA) is a rare cause of irritative voiding symptoms. A 50-year-old female, a known case of retroviral disease but not on anti-retroviral therapy, presented with right flank and suprapubic pain for six months, worsening over the past 15 days with dysuria. She also presented with increased frequency of micturition with nocturia and urgency for the same duration. She had no hematuria, other lower urinary tract symptoms or fever. Clinical examination revealed suprapubic tenderness. Ultrasonogram (USG) revealed 1.7 cm vesical calculus. Cystoscopy revealed three spiky vesical calculi. There was a fluffy lesion with mucosal edema over the right lateral wall in the region of the right ureteric orifice, which was biopsied. Biopsy showed fragments of urothelial mucosa with focal areas of ulceration. The underlying stroma was edematous with amorphous pale eosinophilic acellular deposits. Congo red stain showed apple-green birefringence under polarized microscopy suggestive of amyloid. Sections were negative for dysplasia, granulomas or malignancies. VA presents with intermittent gross hematuria in up to 77% patients and irritative voiding symptoms in 23% patients. VA is an uncommon differential diagnosis of cancer urinary bladder, with less than 200 cases reported in the literature. Hence we report this case to highlight that primary VA should also be considered in the evaluation of irritative voiding symptoms.
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- Vijay Ganapathy
- Urology, Indira Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry, IND
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- Surgery, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, IND
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- Urology, Institute of Nephro Urology, Bengaluru, IND
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Nesbitt AL, Khan M, Hoag N, Lokan J. Primary bladder amyloidosis as a cause of haematuria. BMJ Case Rep 2018; 2018:bcr-2018-225414. [PMID: 30021741 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2018-225414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We report the case of a 46-year-old man who initially presented with macroscopic haematuria. Although initially concerning for a malignancy in the bladder, histology demonstrated a primary bladder amyloidosis that has remained stable for 6 years since the initial diagnosis. Primary bladder amyloidosis is an important clinical entity that can mimic bladder malignancy on clinical history, radiological investigation and cystoscopic evaluation. Although uncommon, it should not be neglected as a possible diagnosis in patients presenting with haematuria.
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- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Urology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Pathology, Austin Health, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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Gomha FS, Smain AM, Sohail N, Yousif AA, Abdelrahman KM, Amir E, Bhatti KH. Primary localised amyloidosis of the urinary bladder: A recurrent and progressive disease. J Taibah Univ Med Sci 2018; 13:398-401. [PMID: 31435354 PMCID: PMC6694977 DOI: 10.1016/j.jtumed.2018.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 02/19/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Primary amyloidosis results from the deposition of amyloid protein fibrils in the extracellular space and rarely involves the urinary bladder. We present a 41-year-old man who was diagnosed with primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder and underwent two sessions of transurethral resection of the bladder mass 4 years prior. Recently, the patient was admitted through the emergency with painless frank haematuria. Computed tomography of the abdomen and pelvis revealed a bladder mass that was larger than the previously reported mass. A repeat cystoscopy and resection of the mass was performed. Histopathological examination of the resected tissue revealed primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder. A comprehensive examination was performed to exclude systemic amyloidosis.
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- Faaz S Gomha
- Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Urology Section, Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Urology Section, Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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- Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar
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Cooper CT, Greene BD, Fegan JE, Rovira D, Gertz MA, Marcus DM. External beam radiation therapy for amyloidosis of the urinary bladder. Pract Radiat Oncol 2017; 8:25-27. [PMID: 28958583 DOI: 10.1016/j.prro.2017.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/05/2017] [Revised: 07/19/2017] [Accepted: 08/06/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Contreras-García R, Echeverría-García F, García-Perdomo HA, Montes-Cardona C, Carbonell-González J. Amiloidosis vesical: una causa poco frecuente de hematuria macroscópica. Rev Urol 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.uroco.2016.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Takahashi N, Glockner J, Howe BM, Hartman RP, Kawashima A. Taxonomy and Imaging Manifestations of Systemic Amyloidosis. Radiol Clin North Am 2016; 54:597-612. [DOI: 10.1016/j.rcl.2015.12.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Lu W, Wang Y, Zhang M, Li Y, Cao Y, Xiao Y, Cai Z, Wu S, Zhou F. Primary localized amyloidoma of the renal pelvis: A case report and literature review. Oncol Lett 2016; 11:1095-1100. [PMID: 26893698 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2015.4038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2015] [Accepted: 11/19/2015] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Primary localized amyloidomas of the renal pelvis are challenging to diagnose, due to non-specific imaging results and the unusual location. The present study reports a rare case of primary localized amyloidoma of the renal pelvis and aims to illustrate the challenges in pre-operatively discriminating between this disease and transitional cell carcinomas. The present study identified that the mass was situated in the left renal pelvis using ultrasonography. A nephroureterectomy was performed following careful preparation. Finally, histopathological studies revealed that the tumor consisted of massive diffuse deposits of amyloid and microscopic amorphous eosinophilic material, which stained positively for Congo red, demonstrating potassium permanganate digestion. Consequently, a diagnosis of amyloid light chain-type amyloidoma was determined. Systematic examinations were performed following the unexpected diagnosis, which eliminated the possibility of amyloid associated-type amyloidoma. In total, 4 months post-surgery, the patient remained tumor-free.
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- Wei Lu
- Department of Graduate School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China; Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518035, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- Department of Graduate School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China; Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518035, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- Department of Pathology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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- Department of Graduate School, Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui 230022, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518035, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China; Department of Urology, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong 518035, P.R. China
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- Department of Urology, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510060, P.R. China
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Kurbatov D, Stojanovic B, Dubskiy S, Lepetukhin A, Djordjevic ML. Buccal mucosa graft urethroplasty in a case of urethral amyloidosis presenting with long anterior urethral stricture. Can Urol Assoc J 2015; 9:E830-3. [PMID: 26600896 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.2957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Urethral amyloidosis is a rare condition, but clinically relevant because it can mimic urothelial carcinoma. We report a case of localized urethral amyloidosis presenting with a long anterior urethral stricture. We used extensive grafts of buccal mucosa for standard augmentation urethroplasty, with a successful outcome at the 2-year follow-up.
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- Dmitry Kurbatov
- Endocrinology Research Center, Andrology and Urology Department, Moscow, Russia
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- Endocrinology Research Center, Andrology and Urology Department, Moscow, Russia
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- Endocrinology Research Center, Andrology and Urology Department, Moscow, Russia
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- University Children's Hospital, Belgrade, Serbia; ; School of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Serbia
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Grigor T, Munro N. Amyloidosis of the renal pelvis: a harbinger of mammary carcinoma? BMJ Case Rep 2015; 2015:bcr-2014-207955. [PMID: 25596296 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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We describe a rare case of light chain immunoglobulin amyloid (AL) accumulation in the central and lower pole renal calyces. Our patient, a woman aged 60, presented with several episodes of gross haematuria. Radiological imaging detected a filling defect in the left renal pelvis. Rigid ureteroscopy showed a corresponding mucosal abnormality resembling transitional cell carcinoma. A definitive preoperative tissue diagnosis could not be reached. Laparoscopic-assisted left nephroureterectomy was indicated. Histopathological examination excluded malignancy, revealing congophilic deposits of submucosal amyloid. A constellation of findings confirmed localised or primary amyloidosis with an AL immunophenotype but no evidence of clonal B-cell disease in the amyloid-associated lymphoplasmacytic cell infiltrate. Investigation for systemic plasma cell dyscrasia and echocardiography and scintigraphy for visceral amyloid deposits were negative for systemic disease. At a follow-up period of 30 months, there is no recurrence. However, our patient was diagnosed with breast cancer 21 months ago.
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- Thomas Grigor
- Department of Histopathology, Royal Cornwall Hospital, Truro, UK
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Westermark P. Localized Amyloidoses and Amyloidoses Associated with Aging Outside the Central Nervous System. CURRENT CLINICAL PATHOLOGY 2015. [DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-19294-9_7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Raja K, Ahmed E, Mubarak M, Iqbal T, Hassan SM. Primary localized amyloidosis of urinary bladder: a case report and review of literature. Nephrourol Mon 2014; 5:994-6. [PMID: 24693509 PMCID: PMC3955294 DOI: 10.5812/numonthly.10870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/19/2013] [Accepted: 03/11/2013] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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Amyloidosis is a disorder of protein metabolism characterized by extracellular deposition of abnormal protein fibrils. It may either be localized to any organ or systematically distributed throughout the body. The biochemical nature of proteins varies but the physical and tinctorial properties are shared by all the amyloidogenic proteins. In the West, it is mainly composed of amyloid light (AL) type immunoglobulin (Ig) light chains. Amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract is rare except for the kidney and isolated primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder is even rarer. It mainly presents as intermittent painless gross hematuria. It mimics transitional cell carcinoma on imaging and endoscopic examination. We herein present a case of fifty six-years-old male with history of painless hematuria for three months. Cystoscopy revealed a 1 cm hyperemic area on the posterior wall of urinary bladder. The biopsy showed features of amyloidosis and amyloid A (AA) immunostaining was negative. Extensive workup was done to exclude other sites of involvement and a final diagnosis of primary localized amyloidosis of the urinary bladder was made. The patient is on regular follow-up.
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- Kapeel Raja
- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
- Corresponding author: Kapeel Raja, Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan. Tel: +92-2199215718, Fax: +92-32627165, E-mail:
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- Department of Nephrology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Histopathology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Nephrology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
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- Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation, Karachi, Pakistan
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Bardapure M, Namasivayam SK, Rogawski K. Primary localized amylodoisis of bladder: Is there a need for cystoscopic surveillance? Urol Ann 2013; 5:309-11. [PMID: 24311920 PMCID: PMC3835998 DOI: 10.4103/0974-7796.120310] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2011] [Accepted: 03/23/2012] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders characterized by extracellular deposition of amorphous proteinaceous material in various tissues. Amyloidosis of bladder is of significant clinical interest to the urologist because of its presentation as urothelial cancer. Transurethral resection and histology examination is essential to exclude malignancy and to establish the benign nature of amyloidosis. Apart from managing the localized bladder amyloidosis, it is important to exclude systemic amyloidosis. Here in we describe two cases of localized, primary amyloidosis and discuss briefly their management and follow-up.
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- Mallikarjun Bardapure
- Department of Urology, Huddersfield Royal Infirmary, Lindley, Huddersfield, HD3 3EA, UK
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Modern approaches to the treatment of amyloidosis: the critical importance of early detection in surgical pathology. Adv Anat Pathol 2013; 20:424-39. [PMID: 24113313 DOI: 10.1097/pap.0b013e3182a92dc3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The amyloidoses comprise a group of disorders of diverse etiology, in which different proteins undergo abnormal folding, leading to their deposition in tissues and concomitant tissue toxicity. This process ultimately leads to tissue destruction, with organ failure and progressive disease. Recent progress in the treatment of the systemic amyloidoses has dramatically changed the outlook for affected patients and their families. From a relatively rare and esoteric disorder that was typically diagnosed only at autopsy, or was invariably fatal if diagnosed during life, it has now become a disease for which, with modern therapies, durable responses and long-term survival can be achieved. The clinical symptoms are largely nonspecific, and therefore misdiagnosis, or late diagnosis, have been major detriments in achieving better treatment outcomes. Despite advances in laboratory medicine, amyloidoses are still diagnosed on the basis of the pathologic detection of deposits in tissues. Thus, effective primary screening for these diseases requires the active engagement of the pathology community at large, while specialized laboratories and treatment centers can offer secondary consultation and assistance with further steps. This review provides an update on pathogenesis, the clinical and pathologic features, and treatments of various amyloidoses, as well as the current terminology, classification, and practical considerations that are relevant to the diagnosis.
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Ding X, Yan X, Ma X, Wang C, Du Y, Wang H, Wang Y, Wang Y. Localized amyloidosis of the ureter: A case report and literature review. Can Urol Assoc J 2013; 7:E764-7. [PMID: 24282473 PMCID: PMC3840520 DOI: 10.5489/cuaj.576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Localized amyloidosis of the ureter is a rare disease and can easily be confused with a neoplasm. We report the case of a 55-year-old woman who presented with loin pain and painless gross hematuria. We also reviewed the English literature about localized ureteral amyloidosis. Middle-aged women were likely to suffer from this disorder. Loin pain and hematuria were the main clinical features. There were no specific performance on radiologic imaging and ureteral calcification was not widespread. Compared to upper ureter and middle ureter, the lower ureter was the easiest involved part. Nephroureterectomy was the predominant treatment. Biopsies via a ureteroscope prior to surgery or intraoperative frozen section examination, which yielded the diagnosis of amyloidosis, could help to avoid unnecessary surgery. The use of dimethyl sulfoxide or follow-up with serial imaging may become a promising treatment.
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- Xiaobo Ding
- Department of Radiology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Nephrology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Neurosurgery, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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- Department of Urology, First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China
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Yoshino T, Ohara S, Moriyama H. Occlusive dressing therapy using dimethyl sulfoxide in a patient presenting with primary localized amyloidosis of the urinary bladder: a case report. J Med Case Rep 2013; 7:191. [PMID: 23890324 PMCID: PMC3750222 DOI: 10.1186/1752-1947-7-191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2013] [Accepted: 06/05/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Amyloidosis is characterized by extracellular deposition of abnormal insoluble fibrils, which cause structural and functional disorders. Amyloidosis is classified into primary and secondary disease. We report a case of localized amyloidosis of the urinary bladder. In the English literature, this is the first case effectively treated with occlusive dressing therapy using dimethyl sulfoxide. CASE PRESENTATION A 58-year-old Japanese woman was introduced to our department with asymptomatic gross hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a gently raised nodule at the right lateral wall. Histopathological findings of this lesion revealed extensive amorphous eosinophilic deposits that stained positive with Congo red and Dylon. The patient was diagnosed with primary localized amyloidosis of the urinary bladder. To treat residual amyloidosis of the bladder, we performed occlusive dressing therapy using dimethyl sulfoxide. After treatment, cystoscopy and magnetic resonance imaging showed no relapse of the mass-like lesion of the bladder wall. CONCLUSIONS Occlusive dressing therapy using dimethyl sulfoxide is efficacious and tolerable for amyloidosis of the urinary bladder. The maneuver of occlusive dressing therapy was simpler and easier than that of intravesical instillation, and occlusive dressing therapy was advantageous in that the patient could perform the therapy herself every day. However, invasive surgical management including cystectomy should be considered if conservative management is inefficacious.
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- Tateki Yoshino
- Department of Urology, JA Onomichi General Hospital, 1-10-23 Hirahara, Onomichi, Hiroshima, 722-0018, Japan
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- Department of Urology, Integrated Health Sciences, Institute of Biochemical & Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Urology, JA Onomichi General Hospital, 1-10-23 Hirahara, Onomichi, Hiroshima, 722-0018, Japan
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Yang Z, Laird A, Monaghan A, Seywright M, Ahmad I, Leung HY. Incidental seminal vesicle amyloidosis observed in diagnostic prostate biopsies--are routine investigations for systemic amyloidosis warranted? Asian J Androl 2012; 15:149-51. [PMID: 23223033 DOI: 10.1038/aja.2012.125] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Seminal vesicle (SV) amyloidosis is a well-documented histological entity, but it is observed infrequently. Its incidence is on the rise, which is probably related to the increasing use of prostate biopsies to investigate patients with elevated serum prostate-specific antigen levels. Here, we report seven cases of incidental SV amyloidosis over a 3-year period and consider their relationship to the previously suggested aetiological factors. Based on our series, we conclude that incidental localized SV amyloidosis observed in diagnostic prostate biopsies does not warrant formal investigations for systemic amyloidosis.
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- Zichu Yang
- Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland G12 8QQ, UK
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Ameda K, Seki H, Nantani M. A case of AA amyloidosis of the bladder with interstitial cystitis. Int J Urol 2012; 19:1045-6. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-2042.2012.03088.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hosseini A, Ploumidis A, Adding C, Wiklund NP. Radical surgery for treatment of primary localized bladder amyloidosis: Could prostate-sparing robot-assisted cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary diversion be an option? Scand J Urol 2012; 47:72-5. [DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2012.693539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Truong MT, Kachnic LA, Grillone GA, Bohrs HK, Lee R, Sakai O, Berk JL. Long-Term Results of Conformal Radiotherapy for Progressive Airway Amyloidosis. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012; 83:734-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.07.036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2011] [Revised: 07/26/2011] [Accepted: 07/28/2011] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Although AL amyloidosis usually is a systemic disease, strictly localized AL deposits are not exceptionally rare. Such case reports form a considerable body of published articles. Although both AL amyloidosis types are formed from an N-terminal segment of a monoclonal immunoglobulin light chain, a typical localized AL amyloid differs from the systemic counterpart by the morphological appearance of the amyloid, and presence of clonal plasma cells and of giant cells. In this article it is pointed out that localized AL amyloidosis ('amyloidoma') represents a true plasma cell neoplasm and not a pseudotumor. The pathogenesis of localized AL amyloidosis may differ from that of the systemic type, a suggestion underlined by the fact that localized AL amyloidosis of kappa type is as common as that of lambda origin, in contrast to the systemic form where lambda chains constitute the overwhelming majority of cases. It is suggested that oligomeric assemblies of the produced immunoglobulin light chain are toxic to plasma cells, which in this way commit suicide.
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- Per Westermark
- Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
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Kawashima A, Alleman WG, Takahashi N, Kim B, King BF, LeRoy AJ. Imaging evaluation of amyloidosis of the urinary tract and retroperitoneum. Radiographics 2012; 31:1569-82. [PMID: 21997982 DOI: 10.1148/rg.316115519] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Amyloidosis is a heterogeneous group of disorders and may be classified as systemic or localized on the basis of the distribution of amyloid deposition. Infrequently, the urinary tract and supporting retroperitoneum may be involved, and the imaging findings are nonspecific and diverse. Localized amyloidosis usually involves the bladder and often mimics malignancy. Less frequently, the ureter, renal pelvis, and urethra are involved. The most common findings of amyloid deposition are focal or diffuse wall thickening in the urinary tract with intramural calcification that often results in ureteral obstruction. When the renal parenchyma is involved, patients generally develop nephrotic-range proteinuria, and the kidneys appear atrophic with cortical thinning. In systemic amyloidosis, amyloid may infiltrate the retroperitoneal and pelvic soft tissues, encasing the urinary tract, with diffuse soft-tissue thickening and slowly progressive calcification. In both localized and systemic amyloidosis, amyloid lesions are characteristically hypointense at T2-weighted magnetic resonance imaging. Because myeloma or lymphoma is often present with systemic amyloidosis, biopsy is necessary to diagnose the condition. Amyloid lymphadenopathy characteristically appears as nodal enlargement with calcification and low attenuation at computed tomography. Radiologists should be familiar with the imaging features of amyloidosis that, in the appropriate clinical context, may indicate the diagnosis.
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- Akira Kawashima
- Department of Radiology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First St SE, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Pan DL, Na YQ. Amyloidosis of the unilateral renal pelvis, ureter and urinary bladder: a case report. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2012; 26:197-200. [PMID: 22207932 DOI: 10.1016/s1001-9294(11)60049-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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- Dong-liang Pan
- Wujieping Urology Medical Center of Peking University, Department of Urology, Peking University Shougang Hospital, Beijing 100144, China
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Wasnik AP, Elsayes KM, Kaza RK, Al-Hawary MM, Cohan RH, Francis IR. Multimodality Imaging in Ureteric and Periureteric Pathologic Abnormalities. AJR Am J Roentgenol 2011; 197:W1083-W1092. [DOI: 10.2214/ajr.11.6623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/30/2023]
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- Ashish P. Wasnik
- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Radiology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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- Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, 1500 E Medical Center Dr, Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Tsujioka Y, Jinzaki M, Tanimoto A, Nakagawa K, Akita H, Kikuchi E, Okuda S, Mikami S, Oya M, Kuribayashi S. Radiological findings of primary localized amyloidosis of the ureter. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011; 35:431-5. [DOI: 10.1002/jmri.22858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/19/2011] [Accepted: 09/27/2011] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Immunoglobulin light chain amyloidosis is a protein deposition disorder where the precursor protein represents a monoclonal immunoglobulin light or heavy chain. Deposition in viscera results in restrictive cardiomyopathy, nephrotic range proteinuria, demyelinating peripheral neuropathy, hepatomegaly and malabsorption syndrome. Diagnosis requires biopsy with Congo red staining. Invasive biopsies are not required generally. It is essential that after a histologic diagnosis is obtained, the tissue is validated to have an immunoglobulin light chain composition so patients are spared unnecessary chemotherapy. The disease prognosis and patient monitoring are linked to serialized measurement of cardiac biomarkers and immunoglobulin-free light chains. Most patients require cytotoxic chemotherapy. For some patients, this therapy involves stem cell collection and myeloablative chemotherapy; for others, chemotherapy includes an alkylator and a corticosteroid; and for some, it involves addition of a novel agent in the form of an immunomodulatory drug or a proteasome inhibitor. Delays in diagnosis continue to be an obstacle to initiating effective therapy. Early mortality rates remain high. Effective chemotherapy can result in reversal of organ dysfunction and recovery. Reductions in light chain production translate to improved survival.
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- M A Gertz
- Division of Hematology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Monge M, Chauveau D, Cordonnier C, Noël LH, Presne C, Makdassi R, Jauréguy M, Lecaque C, Renou M, Grünfeld JP, Choukroun G. Localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract: report of 5 new cases and review of the literature. Medicine (Baltimore) 2011; 90:212-222. [PMID: 21512410 DOI: 10.1097/md.0b013e31821cbdab] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Primary localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract is a rare entity characterized by small pseudotumors localized in the renal pelvis, ureters, or bladder. Amyloid fibrils are derived from immunoglobulin light chains, but no systemic plasma cell proliferation is detected. The clinical and radiologic features mimic urinary tract cancer, and local treatment is indicated. The prognosis is excellent in most cases, although disease recurrence is possible. We report 5 new cases of localized amyloidosis of the urinary tract, with lambda (4/5), or kappa (1/5) chain amyloid protein, involving the bladder (5/5), and the ureter and renal pelvis (1/5), with multiple, bilateral lesions in 1 case. The presenting complaint was painless hematuria in 4 cases. All cases were of primary (AL)-type amyloidosis. All patients underwent extensive investigation, and none presented any signs of generalized amyloidosis. A favorable outcome was observed in every case. We performed a comprehensive review of the literature, and summarize the data.
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- Matthieu Monge
- From Departments of Nephrology-Dialysis-Transplantation (MM, CP, RM, MJ, CL, MR, GC) and Pathology (CC), CHU Amiens, Amiens; Department of Nephrology (DC), Rangueil Hospital, Toulouse; Departments of Pathology(LHN) and Nephrology (JPG), Necker Hospital, Paris; and ERI-12, INSERM (MM, GC), Jules Verne University, Amiens, France
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Borza T, Shah RB, Faerber GJ, Wolf JS. Localized Amyloidosis of the Upper Urinary Tract: A Case Series of Three Patients Managed with Reconstructive Surgery or Surveillance. J Endourol 2010; 24:641-4. [DOI: 10.1089/end.2009.0383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- Tudor Borza
- Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Pathology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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- Department of Urology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan
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Cormio L, Sanguedolce F, Pentimone S, Perrone A, Annese P, Turri FP, Bufo P, Carrieri G. Urethral Corpus Spongiosum Amyloidosis Presenting with Urethrorrhagia During Erection. J Sex Med 2009; 6:2915-7. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1743-6109.2009.01286.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yalcin V, Citgez S, Agaoglu I. Localised primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder: case series of two patients. BMJ Case Rep 2009; 2009:bcr12.2008.1367. [PMID: 21866235 DOI: 10.1136/bcr.12.2008.1367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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Isolated amyloidosis of the lower urinary tract is rare. This report presents localised primary amyloidosis of the urinary bladder as a rare cause of macroscopic haematuria. Treatment of bladder amyloidosis mainly consists of controlling the haematuria. For small localised lesions, the favoured approach is transurethral resection (TUR) of the lesion.
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- Veli Yalcin
- Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Urology, Istanbul University Cerrahpasa School of Medicine, Istanbul, 34303, Turkey
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Benign diseases of the bladder often present diagnostic challenges to practicing pathologists due to their diverse nature and ability to mimic a variety of epithelial or mesenchymal neoplasms. Categories of benign bladder disease include infectious cystitis, noninfectious cystitis, reactive proliferative processes, and benign processes that secondarily involve the bladder. An understanding of the key clinical and morphologic features of these lesions and the useful ancillary techniques specific for these entities is critical to the correct diagnosis of these lesions. This article reviews the key features of these benign bladder diseases and highlights methods to distinguish these lesions from other benign and malignant processes involving the bladder.
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- Joshua F Coleman
- Department of Anatomic Pathology, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk L25, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Glickman Urological and Kidney Institute, Taussig Cancer Institute, The Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University, The Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk L25, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
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Oka S, Muroi K, Toshima M, Nagai T, Kanai N, Morita T, Ozawa K. Amyloidosis and myelodysplastic syndrome. Intern Med 2008; 47:123-4. [PMID: 18195504 DOI: 10.2169/internalmedicine.47.0533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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- Satoko Oka
- Division of Hematology, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Japan
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Kazarians B, Kausch I, Meyer A, Krüger S, Doehn C, Jocham D. [Localized amyloidosis of the ureter]. Urologe A 2007; 46:1718-20. [PMID: 17938876 DOI: 10.1007/s00120-007-1543-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Localized amyloidosis of the ureter is a rare condition. Because of the difficulty in differentiating between localized amyloidosis and an obstruction due to other benign or malignant conditions of the urinary tract, in some cases even an unnecessary nephroureterectomy is performed. We describe a patient with obstructive amyloidosis of the right ureter. Diagnosis was confirmed by endoscopy with biopsies. The patient was treated successfully by partial ureterectomy and ureteroneocystostomy. No systemic involvement of other organs was detected and after a 2-year follow-up no local recurrence developed.
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- B Kazarians
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Urologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Lübeck, Germany.
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Domínguez Domínguez M, Valero Puerta JA, Jiménez Leiro JF, Martínez Ruiz R, Medina Pérez M. [Primary localized amyloidosis of glans penis. A new case and review of the literature]. Actas Urol Esp 2007; 31:168-71. [PMID: 17645099 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(07)73617-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Primary localized amyloidosis urinary tract is rare. Localized amyloidosid only glands is a very rare entity. The clinical impression may resemble neoplastic disease but the diagnosis is confirmed by histochemical study. Biopsy of the lesion revealed dermal deposits of amorphous eosinophilic material. A case of patient with primary amyldosis of glands penis is reported. The literature is reviewed and the diagnostic and therapeutic options are discussed. This is the seventh reported case of localized amyloidosis of the glands penis.
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