Primary amyloidosis of the ureter and renal pelvis.
We present a rare case of primary amyloidosis involving the ureter and renal pelvis. Histologic examination is required to distinguish this condition from transitional cell carcinoma. Intraoperative diagnosis of amyloidosis by frozen section may allow for a conservative surgical approach.
Department of Radiology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107.
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Davis
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Babaria
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March
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Goldberg
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology; D007682:Kidney Pelvis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography; D014515:Ureteral Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology