title: Unilateral extended amyloidosis of the renal pelvis and ureter: a case report.
abstract: Localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract is a rare phenomenon. The differential diagnosis between amyloidosis and malignancy is difficult. We report the case of an 81-year-old man with extensive unilateral localized amyloidosis of the renal pelvis, ureter and ureteral orifice. Diagnosis of amyloidosis was confirmed only postoperatively.
authors.affiliation: Urological Department, Military Hospital Ulm, FRG.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sparwasser
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Gilbert
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Mohr
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Linke
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D008297:Male; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology