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intestinal globular amyloid deposits
Tuesday 9 January 2007
Synopsis
multiple polyps, filiform polyps
amyloid deposition (submucosa, muscularis mucosae, lamina propria)
multiple globular submucosal deposits with a lamellated appearance reminiscent of corpora amylacea
linear amyloid deposition in a perivascular distribution
See also
AL amyloidosis
visceral amyloidosis
isolated small bowel polyposis
isolated duodenal amyloidosis
isolated jejunal amyloidosis
globular gastrointestinal amyloidosis resulting from AL amyloid
References
Hemmer PR, Topazian MD, Gertz MA, Abraham SC. Globular Amyloid Deposits Isolated to the Small Bowel: A Rare Association With AL Amyloidosis. Am J Surg Pathol. 2007 Jan;31(1):141-145. PMID: 17197930