title: Scan findings in a case of splenic infarction due to amyloidosis: case report.
abstract: Spleen images in a patient with monoclonal gammopathy showed numerous areas of decreased radiocolloid accumulation. Microscopic examination revealed areas of coagulation necrosis with diffuse amyloid infiltration in the spleen. In this patient, amyloidosis is considered to have caused the infarct.
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003102:Colloids; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D013159:Splenic Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium
chemical_list: D003102:Colloids; D013455:Sulfur; D013667:Technetium