title: Waldenström's macroglobulinemia-associated renal amyloidosis presenting as a solitary lung mass.
abstract: A single nodular lesion can be observed in various pulmonary diseases, including cancer, tuberculosis, and fungal infection. Waldenström's macroglobulinemia (WM) usually occurs in older adults and involves the lymph nodes, bone marrow, and spleen. Respiratory tract involvement is very rare. We reported a case of WM-associated renal amyloidosis. The patient was admitted with the initial presentation as a single mass in the lung and progression to renal involvement.
authors.affiliation: Nephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yuan-You
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Chuan-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Kuan-Ju
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lai
authors.forename: Chia-Chu
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Chang
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D001853:Bone Marrow / Q000473:pathology*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology*; D003074:Solitary Pulmonary Nodule / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D008258:Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis