title: Amyloidoma of the skull base.
abstract: Localized amyloid tumors of the central nervous system are rare. We present the case of a 59-year-old white man with a large expansile amyloidoma at the base of the skull. To our knowledge this is the second reported case of localized amyloid tumor involving the skull.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, UCLA Medical Center.
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Ferreiro
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bhuta
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Nieberg
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Verity
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012888:Skull Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*