title: Amyloid deposition in seminal vesicles mimicking tumor invasion from bladder cancer: MR findings.
abstract: Amyloid deposition in the seminal vesicle is a not unusual finding at autopsy. A case of MR findings of amyloid deposition in the seminal vesicles with urinary bladder cancer is reported. Invasion of the seminal vesicle could not be excluded on T2-weighted imaging, but gadopentetate dimeglumine may be useful in its ability to differentiate amyloid deposition from seminal vesicle tumor invasion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Shimane Medical University, Izumo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kaji
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugimura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nagaoka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishida
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D002295:Carcinoma, Transitional Cell / Q000473:pathology*; D005832:Genital Diseases, Male / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D005834:Genital Neoplasms, Male / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000473:pathology*; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*