Open AccessAmyloidosis masquerading as gastric carcinoma - A case report
Author(s) -
Janani Mathialagan,
Sowmya Subramanian
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
indian journal of pathology and microbiology/indian journal of pathology and microbiology
Language(s) - Uncategorized
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.217
H-Index - 31
eISSN - 0974-5130
pISSN - 0377-4929
DOI - 10.4103/ijpm.ijpm_258_19
Subject(s) - medicine , amyloidosis , multiple myeloma , biopsy , pathology , dysphagia , skin biopsy , amyloid (mycology) , lesion , serum protein electrophoresis , al amyloidosis , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , radiology , antibody , monoclonal , immunology , monoclonal antibody , immunoglobulin light chain
The authors here present a rare case of systemic amyloidosis with multiple myeloma. The patient was a 55-year-old man who presented with complaints of dysphagia and skin lesions. From clinical examination and endoscopic findings, gastric carcinoma was suspected and biopsy was taken from the gastric lesion. Histopathological examination of gastrointestinal biopsy revealed amyloid deposits. The patient also had multiple skin lesions, which also showed cutaneous amyloidosis. Owing to the presence of gastric amyloidosis, the patient was investigated further with serum electrophoresis and bone marrow biopsy, which revealed multiple myeloma.