Pulmonary light chain deposition disease: Report of five cases and review of the literature

American Journal of Surgical Pathology

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 267-276

  Bhargava, Parul ^a,c   Rushin, Jeanne M ^b   Rusnock, Eileen J ^c   Hefter, Lawrence G ^e   Franks, Teri J ^d   Sabnis, Sharda G ^d   Travis, William D ^d,f  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d ARMED FORCES INSTITUTE OF PATHOLOGY   (United States)

^e INOVA FAIRFAX HOSPITAL   (United States)

^f MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Light chain deposition disease; Pulmonary

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INCIDENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LIGHT CHAIN DEPOSITION DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PLASMA CELL DYSCRASIA; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; AMYLOID; AMYLOIDOSIS; CONGO RED; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN LIGHT CHAINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUNG DISEASES; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MICROSCOPY, POLARIZATION; PARAPROTEINEMIAS;

EID: 33846595753     PISSN: 01475185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pas.0000213358.18380.d2     Document Type: Review

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