title: Amyloid of the seminal vesicles. A distinctive and common localized form of senile amyloidosis.
abstract: Amyloid deposits were found subepithelially in the seminal vesicles of 34 of 209 consecutively studied men. The incidence increased with age and was found in 21% of men over 75 years. This senile seminal vesicle amyloidosis (SSVA) is a localized disorder, and the amyloid substance has unique histochemical and immunochemical properties not shared with any other amyloid described until now.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging; D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000378:metabolism*; D001344:Autopsy; D006651:Histocytochemistry; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012669:Seminal Vesicles / Q000378:metabolism*; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D000683:Serum Amyloid P-Component; D014364:Tryptophan