Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis following liver transplantation: Report of a case and review of the literature

International Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 245-248

  Goldar Najafi, Atoussa ^a   Dugan, John M ^b   Khettry, Urmila ^b,c  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b LAHEY HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Benign; Liver transplantation; Lung mass

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BILIARY CIRRHOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INFECTION; LIVER FUNCTION; LIVER TRANSPLANTATION; LUNG NODULE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0041743854     PISSN: 10668969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/106689690301100317     Document Type: Article

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