title: The Hidden Cost of Untreated Paragangliomas of the Head and Neck: Systemic Reactive (AA) Amyloidosis.
abstract: We report a case of a 51-year-old man who was diagnosed with systemic reactive (AA) amyloidosis in association with untreated glomus jugulare and glomus caroticum tumors. He refused radiotherapy and renal replacement therapy. Paragangliomas, although rare, should be considered one of the tumors that can result in AA amyloidosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, 41000 Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Erkan
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dervisoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, 41000 Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Murat
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-3340-9975
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ozturk
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, 41000 Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Mehmet
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tuncay
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Kandira Government Hospital, 41600 Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Gulhatun Kilic
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Dervisoglu
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, School of Medicine, Kocaeli University, 41000 Kocaeli, Turkey.
authors.forename: Yesim
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Gurbuz
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology School of Medicine, Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, 48000 Muğla, Turkey.
authors.forename: Serhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Derin
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