[Amyloid tumor in a patient on a regular hemodialysis program].
Amyloidosis is frequent complication in the patients subjected to hemodialysis, and is most frequently manifested in carpal tunnel syndrome, scapulohumeral periarthritis, osseous cysts and exceptionally as solitary tumor. A patient in presented, aged 72 years, who had undergone chronic dialysis for 10 years, in the last 4 years with symptoms and signs of amyloidosis, such as scapulohumeral periarthritis and erosive arthritis of the knee with recurrent effusions. A year ago he had noticed a tumor in the left popliteal cavity that had been progressively increasing and had limited the movements of the knee. After the extirpation, the diagnosis of amyloid tumor was confirmed by histopathologic analysis.
Kovacević
Z
Z
Skatarić
V
V
Jovanović
D
D
Djuran
P
P
Romanović
R
R
Veljancić
D
D
Bogdanović
Z
Z
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007592:Joint Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D008297:Male; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*
Amiloid tumor kod bolesnika na redovnom programu hemodijalize.