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Case Reports
. 2014 Jul-Dec;4(2):107-109.
doi: 10.5005/jp-journals-10018-1113. Epub 2014 Jul 28.

Primary Amyloidosis with Gastric Involvement

Serkan Borazan  1 , Adil Coşkun  1 , İrfan Yavaşoğlu  2 , Yavuz Yeniçerioğlu  3 , İbrahim Meteoğlu  4 , Mehmet Hadi Yaşa  1 , Ali Önder Karaoğlu  1
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Case Reports

Primary Amyloidosis with Gastric Involvement

Serkan Borazan et al. Euroasian J Hepatogastroenterol. 2014 Jul-Dec.

Abstract

Amyloidosis can involve all the segments of the gastrointestinal system (GIS) from mouth to anal canal. We present a case of amyloidosis that is detected by gastric biopsy taken in esophagogas-troduodenoscopy (EGD) performed to investigate the etiology of weight loss, nausea and vomiting. It is worth emphasizing that random gastric biopsy is important in gastric evaluations. How to cite this article: Borazan S, Coşkun A, Yavaşoğlu İ, Yeniçerioğlu Y, Meteoğlu i, Yaşa MH, Karaoğlu AOÖ. Primary Amyloidosis with Gastric Involvement. Euroasian J Hepato-Gastroenterol 2014;4(2):107-109.

Keywords: Amyloidosis; Gastrointestinal pathology; Implication of endoscopy..

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Figures

Figs 1A to D:
Figs 1A to D:
(A) Amorphous material accumulation in gastric biopsy specimen (H&E: 100x), (B) metachromatic staining with histochemical crystal violet stain (100x, crystal violet), (C) amyloid deposits on histochemical Congo red stain (200x, Congo red) and (D) yellow-green birefringence under a polarizing filter in amyloid deposit areas on histochemical Congo red stain (200x, Congo red)
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Fig. 2:
Urine immunoelectrophoresis
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