Primary pulmonary amyloidosis due to low-grade B cell lymphoma.
Pulmonary involvement is not an infrequent complication of systemic amyloidosis, although affected patients rarely have significant pulmonary symptoms. In contrast, localized (primary) pulmonary amyloidosis is rare. We report a case of pulmonary low-grade B cell lymphoma with amyloid production, causing localized pulmonary amyloidosis.
Georghiou
Georgios P
GP
Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, American Heart Institute, 20 Lefkotheou Avenue, Nicosia 2054, Cyprus. georgios@ahi.com.cy
Boikov
Olga
O
Vidne
Bernardo A
BA
Saute
Milton
M
D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000473:pathology*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology; D016393:Lymphoma, B-Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male