title: Secondary corneal amyloidosis: clinical and pathohistological examinations.
abstract: A patient suffering from an excentric vascularized tumorlike corneal change is reported who submitted to a penetrating optic keratoplasty. The diagnosis of a secondary corneal amyloidosis was established by histological examination. The clinical course and pathological findings by means of light- and electron microscopy are described and discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D003316:Corneal Diseases / Q000473:pathology*; D016039:Corneal Transplantation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008854:Microscopy, Electron