Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report

Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report

Primary amyloidosis of the bladder is a rare clinical occurrence, with only a limited number of cases documented in literature thus far. Herein, is the presentation of a case involving a 75 year old male who presented with painless gross hematuria. Subsequent laboratory results and imaging completed...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Puja Patel, Mohammad Pourmandi, Jeffrey S. Lombard
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-09-01
Series:Urology Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444201930186X
id doaj-f033b8814411412dbbcd69f955aa8c78
record_format Article
spelling doaj-f033b8814411412dbbcd69f955aa8c782020-11-24T22:21:01ZengElsevierUrology Case Reports2214-44202019-09-0126Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case reportPuja Patel0Mohammad Pourmandi1Jeffrey S. Lombard2Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA; Corresponding author. 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA.Nova Southeastern University Kiran C. Patel College of Osteopathic Medicine, 3301 College Avenue, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USADepartment of Urology, Largo Medical Center, 201 14th St SW, Largo, FL, USAPrimary amyloidosis of the bladder is a rare clinical occurrence, with only a limited number of cases documented in literature thus far. Herein, is the presentation of a case involving a 75 year old male who presented with painless gross hematuria. Subsequent laboratory results and imaging completed were misleading, creating a high suspicion for bladder malignancy. Further workup revealed bladder biopsies to have positive apple-green birefringence with Congo-red immunostaining, diagnostic of amyloidosis. Keywords: Amyloidosis, Bladder cancer, Painless hematuria, Cystoscopy, Congo-Redhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444201930186X
collection DOAJ
language English
format Article
sources DOAJ
author Puja Patel
Mohammad Pourmandi
Jeffrey S. Lombard
spellingShingle Puja Patel
Mohammad Pourmandi
Jeffrey S. Lombard
Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
Urology Case Reports
author_facet Puja Patel
Mohammad Pourmandi
Jeffrey S. Lombard
author_sort Puja Patel
title Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
title_short Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
title_full Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
title_fullStr Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: A case report
title_sort primary amyloidosis of the bladder mimicking probable malignancy: a case report
publisher Elsevier
series Urology Case Reports
issn 2214-4420
publishDate 2019-09-01
description Primary amyloidosis of the bladder is a rare clinical occurrence, with only a limited number of cases documented in literature thus far. Herein, is the presentation of a case involving a 75 year old male who presented with painless gross hematuria. Subsequent laboratory results and imaging completed were misleading, creating a high suspicion for bladder malignancy. Further workup revealed bladder biopsies to have positive apple-green birefringence with Congo-red immunostaining, diagnostic of amyloidosis. Keywords: Amyloidosis, Bladder cancer, Painless hematuria, Cystoscopy, Congo-Red
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221444201930186X
work_keys_str_mv AT pujapatel primaryamyloidosisofthebladdermimickingprobablemalignancyacasereport
AT mohammadpourmandi primaryamyloidosisofthebladdermimickingprobablemalignancyacasereport
AT jeffreyslombard primaryamyloidosisofthebladdermimickingprobablemalignancyacasereport
_version_ 1725772758831333376

Similar Items