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Solitary amyloid mass of the lung. Report of a case with 6‐year follow‐up
Author(s) -
Hayes W. T.,
Bernhardt H.
Publication year - 1969
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196910)24:4<820::aid-cncr2820240425>3.0.co;2-6
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloid (mycology) , amyloidosis , multiple myeloma , pathology , amyloid disease , malignancy , etiology , lung , bone marrow , disease , amyloid fibril , amyloid β
This report describes a solitary amyloid mass of the lung diagnosed at lobectomy. The amorphous material constituting the mass possessed the typical fluorescent and variable tinctorial properties of primary amyloid. The patient was followed for 6 years with studies of bone marrow, electrophoresis and immunoelectro‐phoresis of serum and urine proteins, and x‐ray surveys. Multiple myeloma, malignancy, chronic disease, or systemic amyloidosis have not appeared. The benign, nonrecurrent course and unknown etiology of the mass were also characteristic of primary amyloid deposit. This case represents the longest follow‐up of any of the 7 previously reported cases, which are summarized.