Isolated pulmonary amyloidosis: Case report and review of the literature

American Journal of Hematology

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 212-213

  Pitz, Marshall W ^a,b   Gibson, Ian W ^a   Johnston, James B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b CANCERCARE MANITOBA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Nodule; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

DIURETIC AGENT; IMMUNOGLOBULIN KAPPA CHAIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LAMBDA CHAIN;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; BRONCHOSCOPY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; EXTERNAL BEAM RADIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LUNG AMYLOIDOSIS; LUNG DISEASE; LUNG NODULE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RARE DISEASE; REVIEW; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE;

AMYLOIDOSIS; BRONCHI; HUMANS; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TRACHEA;

EID: 33644541785     PISSN: 03618609     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajh.20518     Document Type: Review

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