Localized amyloidosis

The association of amyloidosis with certain neoplastic processes is well known. Amyloid uncommonly occurs in relationship with other epithelial neoplasms including…

Introduction: Amyloidosis accompanied by Sjogren's syndrome (SS) has been reported to occur primarily in the skin, lungs, tongue, and mammary gland. However, SS in…

Background: Localised immunoglobulin light-chain amyloidosis, involving one type of tissue, is rare. Little systematic data exists regarding clinical presentations…

Lisa Mendelson is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM). She received her education from MGH Institute of Health…

Amyloidosis is a rare disease caused by abnormal deposition and accumulation of proteins in the tissues of the body. Amyloid deposits are primarily made up of…