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[[Image:Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- low mag.jpg|right|thumb|Seminal vesicle with amyloid. [[H&E stain]].]] | |||
'''Amyloid in the seminal vesicles''' is a relatively common histologic finding. | '''Amyloid in the seminal vesicles''' is a relatively common histologic finding. | ||
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*Amyloid in the prostate is rare and ''should'' be worked-up.<ref name=pmid32961226>{{cite journal |authors=Nevo A, Muchtar E, Stern KL, Moore JP, Cheney SM, Humphreys MR, Grogan M, Stanton ML |title=The Clinical Implication of Incidental Prostatic Amyloidosis |journal=Urology |volume=145 |issue= |pages=253–257 |date=November 2020 |pmid=32961226 |doi=10.1016/j.urology.2020.08.053 |url=}}</ref> | *Amyloid in the prostate is rare and ''should'' be worked-up.<ref name=pmid32961226>{{cite journal |authors=Nevo A, Muchtar E, Stern KL, Moore JP, Cheney SM, Humphreys MR, Grogan M, Stanton ML |title=The Clinical Implication of Incidental Prostatic Amyloidosis |journal=Urology |volume=145 |issue= |pages=253–257 |date=November 2020 |pmid=32961226 |doi=10.1016/j.urology.2020.08.053 |url=}}</ref> | ||
==Microscopic== | |||
Features: | |||
*Hyaline material with a "cracked" appearance surrounding the glandular component of the seminal vesicles. | |||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- very low mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - very low mag. | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- low mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - low mag. | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- intermed mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - intermed. mag. | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- high mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - high mag. | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid -- very high mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - very high mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==Stains== | ==Stains== | ||
*[[Congo red]] +ve. | *[[Congo red]] +ve. | ||
===Images=== | |||
<gallery> | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid - congo red -- low mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - congo red - low mag. | |||
Image: Seminal vesicles with amyloid - congo red -- intermed mag.jpg | SV with amyloid - congo red - intermed. mag. | |||
</gallery> | |||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||