Amyloidosis of the renal pelvis presenting as flank pain #MMPMID29552246
Shikhman R; Curry J; Gazaille R
Radiol Case Rep 2018[Feb]; 13 (1): 86-8 PMID29552246show ga
Amyloidosis is a rare disease defined by accumulation of extracellular amyloid systemically or within a specific organ. Localized amyloidosis of the genitourinary system is extremely rare, with the predominate location being the bladder. The imaging findings are often nonspecific and mimic urothelial carcinoma. We present a 49-year-old woman with a chief complaint of flank pain. A filling defect was discovered on radiological imaging. The defect was subsequently biopsied and proven to be a primary amyloidosis of the renal pelvis. We then review the radiological findings of amyloidosis of the genitourinary system.