Localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary tract: Report of 5 new cases and review of the literature

Medicine

Volumn 90, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 212-222

  Monge, Matthieu ^a,e   Chauveau, Dominique ^b   Cordonnier, Carole ^a   Noël, Laure Hélène ^c   Presne, Claire ^a   Makdassi, Raïfah ^a   Jauréguy, Maïté ^a   Lecaque, Caroline ^a   Renou, Marianne ^a   Grünfeld, Jean Pierre ^d   Choukroun, Gabriel ^a,e  

^a AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b CHU RANGUEIL   (France)

^c Departments of Pathology   (France)

^d HÔPITAL NECKER ENFANTS MALADES   (France)

^e UNIVERSITÉ DE PICARDIE JULES VERNE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID PROTEIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; HEMATOXYLIN; PERMANGANATE POTASSIUM; PHLOXINE;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEMATURIA; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; UROGENITAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; FEMALE; FEMALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; HEMATURIA; HUMANS; MALE; MALE UROGENITAL DISEASES; MIDDLE AGED; PROGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79955615984     PISSN: 00257974     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MD.0b013e31821cbdab     Document Type: Article

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