title: [Isolated idiopathic amyloid tumor of the sacrum. An important differential diagnosis].
abstract: Primary amyloidosis may present as a pseudotumoral mass. Often associated with myeloma or paraproteinemia, it may also be isolated, without preexisting or associated disease. Isolated pseudotumoral bone involvement is rare and especially in the spine. Differential diagnosis is very important, because the prognosis of primary amyloidoma is excellent after surgical removal.
authors.affiliation: Service de Radiologie, Chu de Charlerol, 92, boulevard P Janson, 6000 charleroi, Belgique, France.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bruninx
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nubourgh
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cornut
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fumiere
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vanderkelen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Delcour
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007796:Laminectomy; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D009192:Myelography; D011379:Prognosis; D012447:Sacrum; D013122:Spinal Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed