[A case of bladder amyloidosis].
Herein we report a case of bladder amyloidosis treated successfully with TUR & DMSO bladder instillation. A diagnosis was made by a biopsy of the bladder epithelium. Amyloid fibrils were confirmed in the biopsy specimen with polarization and electron-microscopy. The patient was treated with TUR. The residual lesion had disappeared with DMSO bladder instillations for 4 months (12X) without side effects after TUR. Thus DMSO bladder instillation with surgical resection seems to be an excellent therapy for bladder amyloidosis.
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*
D004121:Dimethyl Sulfoxide