title: Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis in a patient undergoing lobectomy: a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Pulmonary amyloidosis is rare and is often misdiagnosed due a lack of general awareness.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this case report we describe a 69-year-old Chinese woman who presented with a right lower lobe pulmonary nodule. After video-assisted thoracoscopic lobectomy, a histopathologic diagnosis of pulmonary nodular amyloidosis was rendered. She has done well postoperatively, showing no local recurrence or distal disease in an 8-month follow-up period.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Distinguishing parenchymal nodular amyloidosis from a malignant lung tumor is often quite difficult. In the differential diagnosis of pulmonary nodules, nodular amyloidosis should be considered to avoid unnecessary lobectomy.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Sen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.forename: Xin
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Hongyu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Qinghua
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Zhou
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Cancer Surgery, Tianjin Lung Cancer Institute, Tianjin Medical University General Hospital, Tianjin 30052, China. huntercj2004@yahoo.com.
authors.forename: Jun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen