Amyloid of the seminal vesicles. A distinctive and common localized form of senile amyloidosis. |
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| Authors: | P. Pitk nen, P. Westermark, G. G. Cornwell, rd, W. Murdoch |
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| Affiliation: | P. Pitkänen, P. Westermark, G. G. Cornwell, 3rd, and W. Murdoch |
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| Abstract: | Amyloid deposits were found subepithelially in the seminal vesicles of 34 of 209 consecutively studied men. The incidence increased with age and was found in 21% of men over 75 years. This senile seminal vesicle amyloidosis (SSVA) is a localized disorder, and the amyloid substance has unique histochemical and immunochemical properties not shared with any other amyloid described until now. |
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