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Secondary amyloidosis mimicking bladder cancer: Case report


¹Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 2. Üroloji Kliniği, Ankara

²Ankara Atatürk Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi 1. Patoloji Kliniği, Ankara


DOI :
New J Urol. 2013; 8 (1): 62-64

Abstract

Amyloidosis is characterized by deposition of extracellular, hyaline, amorphous, and prote-inaceous material in various organs of the body. Herein we report a secondary bladder amyloi-dosis, that is rarely seen in the literature compa-red with primary bladder amyloidosis and tho-ught to be developed secondary to chronic obs-tructive pulmonary disease and mimicking as bladder neoplasm.

Key Words: Secondary amyloidosis, blad-der mass.


Abstract

Amyloidosis is characterized by deposition of extracellular, hyaline, amorphous, and prote-inaceous material in various organs of the body. Herein we report a secondary bladder amyloi-dosis, that is rarely seen in the literature compa-red with primary bladder amyloidosis and tho-ught to be developed secondary to chronic obs-tructive pulmonary disease and mimicking as bladder neoplasm.

Key Words: Secondary amyloidosis, blad-der mass.

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