title: [A case of primary localized amyloidosis of the urinary bladder].
abstract: A case of primary amyloidosis of the bladder is reported. A 59-year-old man visited our hospital with a complaint of gross hematuria. Cystoscopy revealed several elevated lesions with yellowish surface accompanied by proliferated vessels at the posterior wall. Transurethral mucosal biopsy was performed. Histopathological diagnosis was a primary localized amyloidosis of AL type in the bladder. Systemic amyloidosis was clinically excluded. He is followed for 38 months without symptoms but mucosal lesions persisted.
authors.affiliation: Department of Urology, Toranomon Hospital.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Morikawa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Oda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kitahara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanemura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yokoyama
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D001749:Urinary Bladder Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis