title: Local primary (AL) amyloidosis in the palate. A case report.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Helsinki University Central Hospital, P.O. Box 263, 00029 HUS, Finland.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stoor
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Suuronen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lindqvist
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hietanen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Laine
mesh_terms: 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