Urinary bladder amyloidosis

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Urinary bladder amyloidosis is a rare benign condition of urinary bladder that can mimic cancer of the urinary bladder.[1]

General

  • Rare - approximately 200 reported cases as of 2014.[1]
  • May clinically mimic bladder cancer.[1]

Gross

  • Urinary bladder wall thickening.[1]

Microscopic

Features:

  • Lamina propria with amyloid (amorphous, paucicellular, pink material on H&E - classically "cracked").

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Kobayashi, T.; Roberts, J.; Levine, J.; Degrado, J. (2014). "Primary bladder amyloidosis.". Intern Med 53 (21): 2511-3. PMID 25366012.
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