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A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract
Joint Authors
Schwartz, Michael
Dvir, Kathrin
Galarza-Fortuna, Gliceida M.
Willet, Anna
Febres-Aldana, Christopher
Cortez, Nathaly
Rapaka, Samuel
Coombs, Andre
Goldberg, Robert
Ben-David, Kfir
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-06-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A 65-year-old Hispanic female presented with a one-year history of anorexia, nausea, early satiety, epigastric discomfort, and a 20 kg weight loss.
Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated heterogeneous liver parenchyma.
Upper endoscopy revealed large, fungating, infiltrative mass at the lesser gastric curvature incisura, highly suspicious of gastric tumor; however, initial biopsy of the gastric mass was equivocal and an exploratory laparoscopy was performed.
Repeated intraoperative biopsies of the gastric mass and of liver parenchyma demonstrated diffuse hyalinized stroma consistent with amyloid deposition, and a bone marrow biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of primary light chain (AL) amyloidosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Dvir, Kathrin& Galarza-Fortuna, Gliceida M.& Willet, Anna& Febres-Aldana, Christopher& Cortez, Nathaly& Rapaka, Samuel…[et al.]. 2020. A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Case Reports in Surgery،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151336
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Dvir, Kathrin…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Case Reports in Surgery No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151336
American Medical Association (AMA)
Dvir, Kathrin& Galarza-Fortuna, Gliceida M.& Willet, Anna& Febres-Aldana, Christopher& Cortez, Nathaly& Rapaka, Samuel…[et al.]. A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract. Case Reports in Surgery. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1151336
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1151336