The case of a 50-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal paraganglioma and nephrotic syndrome is presented. After the tumor was removed deposits of amyloid material were observed in the paraganglioma, kidneys, and liver. There was no thrombosis of the renal vein. The clinical picture (fever and nephro
Nasopharyngeal Amyloidosis: A Case Report
β Scribed by Kian Karimi; Neil N. Chheda
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 377 KB
- Volume
- 120
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0023-852X
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β¦ Synopsis
Nasopharygeal amyloidosis is a rare entity described in the otolaryngology literature. It is usually isolated and does not represent a manifestation of systemic disease. Herein we discuss the first reported case of incidentally discovered nasopharyngeal amyloidosis leading to the diagnosis of systemic disease.
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