Primary amyloidosis involving mediastinal lymph nodes: Diagnosis by transbronchial needle aspiration

Respiration

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 218-220

  Leiro, Virginia ^a   Fernández Villar, Alberto ^a   Bandrés, Rafael ^a   González, Ana ^a   Represas, Cristina ^a   Barros, Juan C ^a   Piñeiro, Luis ^a  

^a HOSPITAL XERAL CÍES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Bronchoscopy; Mediastinal lymph nodes; Transbronchial needle aspiration

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CALCIFICATION; CASE REPORT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DISORDERS OF AMINO ACID AND PROTEIN METABOLISM; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; LABORATORY TEST; LUNG FUNCTION TEST; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; MICROSCOPY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PRIMARY AMYLOIDOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TRACHEA COMPRESSION; TRANSBRONCHIAL ASPIRATION; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; HUMANS; LYMPH NODES; MALE; MEDIASTINAL DISEASES;

EID: 49949118685     PISSN: 00257931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000098821     Document Type: Article

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