Primary amyloidosis presenting as a unilateral hilar mass. Report of a case diagnosed by fine needle aspiration biopsy.
A case of unilateral hilar amyloidosis in a 69-year-old man was diagnosed by fine needle aspiration (FNA) biopsy and confirmed by ultrastructural studies. The roentgenographic presentation of amyloidosis solely as a unilateral hilar enlargement is extremely rare, with only one case previously reported in the English literature; this appears to be the first case of hilar amyloidosis diagnosed by FNA biopsy.
Hsiu
J G
JG
Stitik
F P
FP
D'Amato
N A
NA
Kaplan
A S
AS
Burger
R L
RL
Hawkins
A G
AG
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008854:Microscopy, Electron; D013902:Radiography, Thoracic; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed