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Case Reports
. 2007 Mar 28;13(12):1877-8.
doi: 10.3748/wjg.v13.i12.1877.

Localized amyloidosis of the stomach: a case report

Gianluca Rotondano  1 , Raffaele Salerno, Fabio Cipolletta, Maria Antonia Bianco, Antonino De Gregorio, Raffaele Miele, Antonio Prisco, Maria Lucia Garofano, Livio Cipolletta
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Case Reports

Localized amyloidosis of the stomach: a case report

Gianluca Rotondano et al. World J Gastroenterol. .

Abstract

We report an unusual case of primary amyloidosis of the stomach in a patient complaining of dyspeptic symptoms. The diagnosis was confirmed histologically and other gastrointestinal site or systemic involvement was ruled out. Uncharacteristic dyspeptic symptoms may hide this rare metabolic disease.

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Figure 1
Figure 1
Upper GI endoscopy showing a white-yellowish 3-cm circular area with fine granular appearance at the gastric body (above the angulus).
Figure 2
Figure 2
Photomicrograph of the endoscopic biopsy specimens showing deposition of fibrillar eosinophilic substance (A) (HE, x 10), positive Congo red staining (B) (Congo red, x 10), and high power image showing infiltration of the lamina propria with lymphocytes and polyclonal plasma cells (C) (HE, x 25).
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