title: Imaging of focal amyloid depositions in the head, neck, and spine: amyloidoma.
abstract: Amyloidomas are benign tumorlike lesions consisting of localized deposits of amyloid and are the rarest form in the group of amyloidosis-related lesions. Diagnosis requires special stains; therefore, a high degree of suspicion for this disease is required. In this review, we describe the imaging features of amyloidomas involving the intracranial compartment, head and neck, and spine. We also discuss the differential diagnosis and briefly review the pertinent literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109-0302, USA. parurad@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Hemant
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Parmar
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Rath
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Castillo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gandhi
mesh_terms: D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000473:pathology*; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000473:pathology*; D038524:Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D006257:Head / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000473:pathology; D058225:Plaque, Amyloid / Q000473:pathology*; D013131:Spine / Q000473:pathology