Local primary (AL) amyloidosis in the palate. A case report.
Oral amyloidosis is usually presented in the tongue and is often regarded as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We present a rare case of primary local amyloidosis in the palate of an 80-year-old male. No simultaneous general illnesses or malignancies were detected in spite of extensive assessments by specialists in internal medicine.
Stoor
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P
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 263, 00029 HUS, Finland.
Suuronen
R
R
Lindqvist
C
C
Hietanen
J
J
Laine
P
P
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009061:Mouth Mucosa / Q000473:pathology; D021362:Palate, Hard / Q000473:pathology