title: Primary systemic amyloidosis of tongue with chondroid metaplasia.
abstract: Amyloid is a pathologic proteinaceous substance deposited between cells in various tissues in a variety of clinical conditions. We report a case of amyloidosis of tongue with extensive chondroid metaplasia diagnosed on incisional biopsy in a multiple myeloma patient, who underwent autologous peripheral blood stem cell transplant for the same in 2010 and now presented with disease relapse after 2 years.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India.
authors.forename: Jayasudha Arundhathi
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Vasudevan
authors.forename: Thara
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Somanathan
authors.forename: Shridhan Anand
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Patil
authors.forename: Jayasree
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kattoor
keywords: Chondroid metaplasia; incisional biopsy; primary amyloidosis; tongue