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==General==
==General==
*Prevlance is 5-21% in two large prostatectomy series.<ref name=pmid22207431>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Argon | first1 = A. | last2 = Sımşır | first2 = A. | last3 = Sarsik | first3 = B. | last4 = Tuna | first4 = B. | last5 = Yörükoğlu | first5 = K. | last6 = Nıflıoğlu | first6 = GG. | last7 = Sen | first7 = S. | title = Amyloidosis of seminal vesicles; incidence and pathologic characteristics. | journal = Turk Patoloji Derg | volume = 28 | issue = 1 | pages = 44-8 | month =  | year = 2012 | doi = 10.5146/tjpath.2012.01096 | PMID = 22207431 }}</ref><ref name=pmid6849372>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pitkänen | first1 = P. | last2 = Westermark | first2 = P. | last3 = Cornwell | first3 = GG. | last4 = Murdoch | first4 = W. | title = Amyloid of the seminal vesicles. A distinctive and common localized form of senile amyloidosis. | journal = Am J Pathol | volume = 110 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-9 | month = Jan | year = 1983 | doi =  | PMID = 6849372 }}</ref>
*Prevlance is 5-21% in two large prostatectomy series.<ref name=pmid22207431>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Argon | first1 = A. | last2 = Sımşır | first2 = A. | last3 = Sarsik | first3 = B. | last4 = Tuna | first4 = B. | last5 = Yörükoğlu | first5 = K. | last6 = Nıflıoğlu | first6 = GG. | last7 = Sen | first7 = S. | title = Amyloidosis of seminal vesicles; incidence and pathologic characteristics. | journal = Turk Patoloji Derg | volume = 28 | issue = 1 | pages = 44-8 | month =  | year = 2012 | doi = 10.5146/tjpath.2012.01096 | PMID = 22207431 }}</ref><ref name=pmid6849372>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Pitkänen | first1 = P. | last2 = Westermark | first2 = P. | last3 = Cornwell | first3 = GG. | last4 = Murdoch | first4 = W. | title = Amyloid of the seminal vesicles. A distinctive and common localized form of senile amyloidosis. | journal = Am J Pathol | volume = 110 | issue = 1 | pages = 64-9 | month = Jan | year = 1983 | doi =  | PMID = 6849372 }}</ref>
Significance/management:
*A paper by Yang ''et al.'' suggests it is not necessary to work-up further.<ref name=pmid23223033>{{Cite journal  | last1 = Yang | first1 = Z. | last2 = Laird | first2 = A. | last3 = Monaghan | first3 = A. | last4 = Seywright | first4 = M. | last5 = Ahmad | first5 = I. | last6 = Leung | first6 = HY. | title = Incidental seminal vesicle amyloidosis observed in diagnostic prostate biopsies--are routine investigations for systemic amyloidosis warranted? | journal = Asian J Androl | volume = 15 | issue = 1 | pages = 149-51 | month = Jan | year = 2013 | doi = 10.1038/aja.2012.125 | PMID = 23223033 }}</ref>
==Stains==
*[[Congo red]] +ve.


==See also==
==See also==

Revision as of 18:28, 16 April 2018

Amyloid in the seminal vesicles is a relatively common histologic finding.

General

  • Prevlance is 5-21% in two large prostatectomy series.[1][2]

Significance/management:

  • A paper by Yang et al. suggests it is not necessary to work-up further.[3]

Stains

See also

References

  1. ↑ Argon, A.; Sımşır, A.; Sarsik, B.; Tuna, B.; Yörükoğlu, K.; Nıflıoğlu, GG.; Sen, S. (2012). "Amyloidosis of seminal vesicles; incidence and pathologic characteristics.". Turk Patoloji Derg 28 (1): 44-8. doi:10.5146/tjpath.2012.01096. PMID 22207431.
  2. ↑ Pitkänen, P.; Westermark, P.; Cornwell, GG.; Murdoch, W. (Jan 1983). "Amyloid of the seminal vesicles. A distinctive and common localized form of senile amyloidosis.". Am J Pathol 110 (1): 64-9. PMID 6849372.
  3. ↑ Yang, Z.; Laird, A.; Monaghan, A.; Seywright, M.; Ahmad, I.; Leung, HY. (Jan 2013). "Incidental seminal vesicle amyloidosis observed in diagnostic prostate biopsies--are routine investigations for systemic amyloidosis warranted?". Asian J Androl 15 (1): 149-51. doi:10.1038/aja.2012.125. PMID 23223033.
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