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KMID : 0931320180180030209
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대한상부위장관.헬리코박터학회지
2018 Volume.18 No. 3 p.209 ~ p.212
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A Case of Amyloidosis Presenting as Lymphadenopathy at the Porta Hepatis
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Lee Ja-In
Kim Joon-Sung
Kim Byung-Wook
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Abstract
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We report a rare case of systemic amyloidosis with gastrointestinal and lymph node involvement. A 64-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital with dyspepsia and weight loss. Initial esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) revealed nonspecific findings, and abdominal computed tomography showed necrotizing lymphadenopathy at the porta hepatis. Laparoscopic lymph node biopsy was performed under suspicion of tuberculous lymphadenopathy, but a definite diagnosis was not established. Follow-up EGD performed 6 months later revealed multiple telangiectasia-like lesions at the gastric body, and endoscopic biopsy revealed amyloid deposition. Through additional blood and urine protein electrophoresis, the patient was finally diagnosed with systemic amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma. She was treated with dexamethasone, thalidomide, and bortezomib; however, she died 3 months after diagnosis because of pneumonia and multiple organ failure.
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KEYWORD
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Amyloidosis, Lymphadenopathy, Multiple myeloma
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