{"title":"Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis Preceding Gastric Mucosa-associated Lymphoid Tissue Lymphoma, Initially Suspected to Be Lung Cancer.","authors":"Naokata Kutsuzawa, Hiroto Takiguchi, Haruka Ikoma, Nobue Kumaki, Tomoo Nagai, Mitsuharu Ueda, Yoshitaka Ono, Yukihiro Horio, Kyoko Niimi, Naoki Hayama, Yoko Ito, Tsuyoshi Oguma, Koichiro Asano","doi":"","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, a subtype of pulmonary amyloidosis, is a unique disease that can mimic lung cancer on radiographic imaging and is related to lymphoproliferative disorders. In this report, we describe a case of a 76-year-old male who presented with a solitary nodule in his left lower lung lobe on computed tomography that increased from 6 mm to 13 mm in diameter over 40 months. Lung cancer was suspected; however, transbronchial lung biopsy revealed deposition of an eosinophilic and homogeneous amorphous substance, which showed apple-green birefringence under polarized light after Congo red staining, and immunohistochemistry analysis returned positive results for immunoglobulin lambda light-chain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. These findings indicated that this was a case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis that preceded a diagnosis of MALT lymphoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":38819,"journal":{"name":"Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2023-09-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"Medicine","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis, a subtype of pulmonary amyloidosis, is a unique disease that can mimic lung cancer on radiographic imaging and is related to lymphoproliferative disorders. In this report, we describe a case of a 76-year-old male who presented with a solitary nodule in his left lower lung lobe on computed tomography that increased from 6 mm to 13 mm in diameter over 40 months. Lung cancer was suspected; however, transbronchial lung biopsy revealed deposition of an eosinophilic and homogeneous amorphous substance, which showed apple-green birefringence under polarized light after Congo red staining, and immunohistochemistry analysis returned positive results for immunoglobulin lambda light-chain. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma. These findings indicated that this was a case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis that preceded a diagnosis of MALT lymphoma.
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The Tokai Journal of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, also referred to as Tokai Journal, is an official quarterly publication of the Tokai Medical Association. Tokai Journal publishes original articles that deal with issues of clinical, experimental, socioeconomic, cultural and/or historical importance to medical science and related fields. Manuscripts may be submitted as full-length Original Articles or Brief Communications. Tokai Journal also publishes reviews and symposium proceedings. Articles accepted for publication in Tokai Journal cannot be reproduced elsewhere without written permission from the Tokai Medical Association. In addition, Tokai Journal will not be held responsible for the opinions of the authors expressed in the published articles.
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