TY  - EJOU
AU  - Fitzpatrick, Ryan 
AU  - Paterson, Nicholas R. 
AU  - Belanger, Eric C. 
AU  - McCurdy, Arleigh 
AU  - Watterson, James 

TI  - Primary amyloidosis of the bladder; a mimicker of bladder cancer
T2  - Canadian Journal of Urology

PY  - 2017
VL  - 24
IS  - 3
SN  - 1488-5581

AB  - Amyloidosis is a protein folding disorder characterized 
by the deposition of fibrillar proteins into solid organs or 
tissues. Primary localized amyloidosis of the bladder is 
very rare and can mimic bladder cancer in its presentation with hematuria, lower urinary tract symptoms or a mass 
on imaging. A case of localized amyloidosis of the bladder 
in a 48-year-old man with painless gross hematuria and 
evidence of bladder mass on ultrasound is presented. 
Amyloidosis is a rare but important non-malignant process 
of the bladder. We present a review of the literature and 
suggestions for management of this rare bladder disease.
KW  - amyloidosis
KW  -  urinary bladder

DO  -