title: [Osteomedullary amyloidosis with osteolytic lesions. Apropos of 4 cases].
abstract: Amyloidosis of bone and bone marrow is rarely symptomatic and is generally limited to deposits diagnosed by histological examination. Four cases with lytic bone lesions are reported. In 2 cases, amyloidosis was associated with Waldenstroem's Macroglobulinemia, in one case with multiple myeloma and in 1 case with solitary plasmocytoma. These 4 cases are compared to 14 cases already published in the literature, including 2 cases of plasmocytic dyscrasias. The role of amyloidosis in the genesis of bone lesions is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001847:Bone Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D001855:Bone Marrow Diseases / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010014:Osteolysis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011859:Radiography
vernacular_title: Amylose ostéomédullaire avec lésions ostéolytiques. A propos de 4 observations.