Systemic amyloidosis associated with a benign mesenteric lymphoid mass.
This report describes the case of a patient with a mesenteric lymphoid mass with clinical and histologic features suggestive of giant lymph node hyperplasia (GLH) who died as a result of complications related to systemic amyloidosis. To our knowledge, this is only the second case of amyloidosis associated with a benign mesenteric lymphoid mass reported in the literature. The possible relationship of amyloid with GLH will be discussed.
D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D006965:Hyperplasia; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008643:Mesentery / Q000473:pathology*