Case Report
Localized amyloidosis presenting with a penile mass: a case report
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Corresponding authors: Joo H Lim mdjoohan@naver.com - Hoon Kim megali@hanmail.net
1 Department of Internal Medicine, Inha University Hospital, Shinheung-dong, Chung-gu, Incheon 400-711, Republic of Korea
2 Department of Emergency medicine, Inha University Hospital, Shinheung-dong, Chung-gu, Incheon 400-711, Republic of Korea
Cases Journal 2009, 2:160 doi:10.1186/1757-1626-2-160
Published: 20 October 2009Abstract
Amyloidosis is a disease characterized by the deposition of altered proteins in tissues. Amyloid deposition always occurs in the extracellular matrix and presents a fibrillary conformation. Local deposition of amyloid may occur in individual organs, without systemic involvement. We report here a rare case of localized penile shaft amyloidosis--an unusual location for amyloid deposition--presenting as a penile mass that resulted in a urethral stricture in 37-year old male patient. We have also comprehensively reviewed the literature regarding localized amyloidosis.