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*Primary bladder amyloidosis is rare - approximately 200 reported cases as of 2014.<ref name=pmid25366012/><ref name=pmid24857645/> | *Primary bladder amyloidosis is rare - approximately 200 reported cases as of 2014.<ref name=pmid25366012/><ref name=pmid24857645/> | ||
**Systemic [[amyloidosis]] should be excluded.<ref name=pmid24857645>{{Cite journal | last1 = Schou-Jensen | first1 = KS. | last2 = Dahl | first2 = C. | last3 = Pilt | first3 = AP. | last4 = Azawi | first4 = NH. | title = Amyloidosis in the bladder: three cases with different appearance. | journal = Scand J Urol | volume = 48 | issue = 5 | pages = 489-92 | month = Oct | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3109/21681805.2014.920414 | PMID = 24857645 }}</ref> | **Systemic [[amyloidosis]] should be excluded.<ref name=pmid24857645>{{Cite journal | last1 = Schou-Jensen | first1 = KS. | last2 = Dahl | first2 = C. | last3 = Pilt | first3 = AP. | last4 = Azawi | first4 = NH. | title = Amyloidosis in the bladder: three cases with different appearance. | journal = Scand J Urol | volume = 48 | issue = 5 | pages = 489-92 | month = Oct | year = 2014 | doi = 10.3109/21681805.2014.920414 | PMID = 24857645 }}</ref> | ||
*May clinically mimic bladder cancer.<ref name=pmid25366012/> | *May clinically mimic [[bladder cancer]].<ref name=pmid25366012/> | ||
==Gross== | ==Gross== | ||
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==Microscopic== | ==Microscopic== | ||
Features: | Features: | ||
*Lamina propria with amyloid | *Lamina propria with amyloid. | ||
**Amyloid = amorphous, paucicellular material that is [[pink on H&E]], classically has "cracked" appearance. | |||
***"Cracked": irregular fragments where the edges and centre of fragments are homogeneous. | |||
DDx: | DDx: | ||