Primary localized amyloidosis of the bladder: an immunohistochemical study of a case

J Urol. 1992 Feb;147(2):458-60. doi: 10.1016/s0022-5347(17)37272-5.

Abstract

We report a case of primary localized amyloidosis of the bladder causing renal failure. Immunohistochemically, amyloid fibril protein originated from the lambda type light chain of immunoglobulin.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloid / analysis
  • Amyloid / immunology
  • Amyloidosis* / immunology
  • Amyloidosis* / metabolism
  • Amyloidosis* / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / analysis
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Urinary Bladder / chemistry
  • Urinary Bladder / pathology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases* / immunology
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases* / metabolism
  • Urinary Bladder Diseases* / pathology

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains