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ArticleIJU case reports2025

Systemic Transthyretin Amyloidosis Incidentally Diagnosed With Prostate Biopsy: A Case Report.

Michihide Nakamura, Shinnosuke Kuroda, Takashi Kawahara, Erika Muraoka, Genya Iwamoto, Kota Shimokihara, Takeaki Noguchi, Masanobu Yamazaki, Akihito Hashizume, Daiji Takamoto and 5 more

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Michihide NakamuraDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Shinnosuke KurodaDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8890-0297
Takashi KawaharaDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Erika MuraokaDepartment of Urology, Center for Reproductive Medicine Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Genya IwamotoDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Kota ShimokiharaDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Takeaki NoguchiDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Masanobu YamazakiDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Akihito HashizumeDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Daiji TakamotoDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Rie HoriiDepartment of Urology, Center for Reproductive Medicine Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Satoshi FujiiDepartment of Urology, Center for Reproductive Medicine Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Miki TanoshimaDepartment of Clinical Genetics Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Junichi TeranishiDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.
Hiroji UemuraDepartment of Urology and Renal Transplantation Yokohama City University Medical Center Yokohama Japan.

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Abstract

Introduction: The diagnosis of systemic transthyretin amyloidosis based on prostate biopsy is very rare, and we report this case with a literature review. Case Presentation: A 73-year-old male patient was referred to our department due to an increased serum prostate-specific antigen level at 10.4 ng/mL while receiving benign prostatic hypertrophy treatment. Prostate needle biopsy was performed, and the pathology revealed transthyretin amyloid deposits in the prostate tissue without adenocarcinoma. Subsequent 99mTc pyrophosphate scintigraphy confirmed the accumulation in the myocardium. The patient was diagnosed with cardiac transthyretin amyloidosis. Conclusion: Amyloidosis is a systemic disease where amyloid is deposited in multiple organs, causing various dysfunctions. Considering both our case and previous reports, prostatic amyloidosis may frequently be associated with systemic involvement. The treatments including oligonucleotide therapeutic agents and transthyretin-stabilizing drugs will be more effective with early diagnosis and early treatment, and various symptoms suspicious of systemic amyloidosis should not be missed.

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amyloidosisgenetic counselingprostate

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PMCPMC12408183

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