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Nodular Cutaneous Amyloidosis Resembling a Giant Tumor
Schreml, Stephan, Haverkamp, Sonja, Evert, Katja and Schröder, Josef (2016) Nodular Cutaneous Amyloidosis Resembling a Giant Tumor. Case Reports in Dermatology 8 (1), pp. 22-25.Date of publication of this fulltext: 18 Feb 2016 16:40
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.33332
Abstract
A 79-year-old man presented with a large tumor on the left side of his head, which had grown over 5 years. Regional lymph nodes were impalpable and computed tomography revealed no signs of bone infiltration. Histology showed that the entire dermis was filled with amorphous eosinophilic material. Immunohistochemistry was negative for cytokeratin, but showed that the dermis and parts of the ...
A 79-year-old man presented with a large tumor on the left side of his head, which had grown over 5 years. Regional lymph nodes were impalpable and computed tomography revealed no signs of bone infiltration. Histology showed that the entire dermis was filled with amorphous eosinophilic material. Immunohistochemistry was negative for cytokeratin, but showed that the dermis and parts of the subcutis were filled with amyloid consisting of immunoglobulin light chains. There were no signs of paraproteinemia or underlying plasmocytoma. In electron microscopy, the typical amyloid fibrils were found. The tumor was completely removed via curettage. At 1-year follow-up, the patient was doing fine with no signs of relapse or systemic disease.
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| Item type | Article | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title | Case Reports in Dermatology | ||||
| Publisher: | Kagerer | ||||
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| Volume: | 8 | ||||
| Number of Issue or Book Chapter: | 1 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 22-25 | ||||
| Date | 3 February 2016 | ||||
| Institutions | Medicine > Lehrstuhl für Dermatologie und Venerologie | ||||
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| Dewey Decimal Classification | 600 Technology > 610 Medical sciences Medicine | ||||
| Status | Published | ||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Yes | ||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-333321 | ||||
| Item ID | 33332 |
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