[Idiopathic local bladder amyloidosis].
OBJECTIVE
To report one case of primary bladder amyloidosis.


METHODS
We studied a male patient with asymptomatic hematuria by means of transurethral resection.


RESULTS
Pathologic features were consistent with amyloidosis of the bladder wall. We cannot prove either sites of amyloid deposits or an etiology for this disease.


CONCLUSIONS
Local idiopathic bladder amyloidosis is a very rare disease and the most common presenting symptom is painless hematuria. It may be difficult to differentiate between this disease and a urothelial bladder neoplasia.
Pascual Mateo
Carlos
C
Hospital Universitario de Getafe, Madrid, España.
Nieto Gallego
María Antonia
MA
Rodríguez García
Nuria
N
Luján Galán
Marcos
M
Berenguer Sánchez
Antonio
A
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001745:Urinary Bladder Diseases / Q000473:pathology*