Localized amyloidosis of the seminal vesicle : a case report

Primary amyloidosis of the seminal vesicle is a rare disease entity. We report here a case of localized seminal vesicle amyloidosis with hematospermia. A 66-year-old man visited our hospital with a chief complaint of hematospermia. T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a hypointensity...

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Publié dans:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica. - 1962. - 57(2011), 2 vom: 29. Feb., Seite 99-101
Auteur principal: Kono, Masanori (Auteur)
Autres auteurs: Kurokawa, Tetsuyuki, Takata, Masayuki, Komatsu, Kazuto, Tsukahara, Kenji, Kurose, Nozomu
Format: Article
Langue:Japanese
Publié: 2011
Accès à la collection:Hinyokika kiyo. Acta urologica Japonica
Sujets:Case Reports English Abstract Journal Article
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Résumé:Primary amyloidosis of the seminal vesicle is a rare disease entity. We report here a case of localized seminal vesicle amyloidosis with hematospermia. A 66-year-old man visited our hospital with a chief complaint of hematospermia. T2 weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed a hypointensity mass in the left seminal vesicle. Needle biopsy revealed amyloidosis of the seminal vesicle. Without any specific treatment, the mass lesion disappeared on MRI, and hematospermia was improved
Description:Date Completed 19.05.2011
Date Revised 17.03.2011
published: Print
Citation Status MEDLINE
ISSN:0018-1994