TY - JOUR
T1 - Transdiaphragmatic Amyloidoma
AU - Rosen, Daniel J.
AU - Stavropoulos, Christine
AU - Travis, William D.
AU - Ashton, Robert C.
AU - Bhora, Faiz Y.
AU - Connery, Cliff P.
PY - 2008/7
Y1 - 2008/7
N2 - The term "amyloidoma" has been used to describe localized pulmonary nodular amyloidosis when it is a solitary lesion. Amyloidoma is an uncommon and infrequently reported cause of benign pulmonary lesions. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with hemoptysis, eosinophilia, and a large mass involving both lobes of the left lung, the chest wall, and, via extension through the diaphragm, the liver. Clinical suspicion of ecchinococcal cyst led to treatment via en bloc excision rather than attempting tissue biopsy for diagnosis. Complete resection of the isolated pulmonary amyloidoma was achieved with no evidence of recurrence.
AB - The term "amyloidoma" has been used to describe localized pulmonary nodular amyloidosis when it is a solitary lesion. Amyloidoma is an uncommon and infrequently reported cause of benign pulmonary lesions. We report the case of a 45-year-old man with hemoptysis, eosinophilia, and a large mass involving both lobes of the left lung, the chest wall, and, via extension through the diaphragm, the liver. Clinical suspicion of ecchinococcal cyst led to treatment via en bloc excision rather than attempting tissue biopsy for diagnosis. Complete resection of the isolated pulmonary amyloidoma was achieved with no evidence of recurrence.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.016
DO - 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.10.016
M3 - Article
C2 - 18573451
AN - SCOPUS:47049108918
SN - 0003-4975
VL - 86
SP - 310
EP - 312
JO - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
JF - Annals of Thoracic Surgery
IS - 1
ER -