Characterization of localized seminal vesicle amyloidosis causing hemospermia: An analysis using immunohistochemistry and magnetic resonance imaging

Journal of Urology

Volumn 173, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1273-1277

  Furuya, Seiji ^a   Masumori, Naoya ^b   Furuya, Ryoji ^a   Tsukamoto, Taiji ^b   Isomura, Hiroshi ^b   Tamakawa, Mitsuharu ^b  

^a Furuya Hospital   (Japan)

^b SAPPORO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hemospermia; Immunohistochemistry; MRI; Prognosis; Seminal vesicle amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID A PROTEIN; AMYLOID P COMPONENT; BETA 2 MICROGLOBULIN; LACTOFERRIN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DISEASE COURSE; EPITHELIUM; HEMOSPERMIA; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SEMINAL VESICLE; SEMINAL VESICLE AMYLOIDOSIS; TRANSRECTAL ULTRASONOGRAPHY;

EID: 15044345037     PISSN: 00225347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ju.0000152291.44802.9f     Document Type: Article

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