A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract

A Rare Case of Light Chain Amyloidosis of the Gastrointestinal Tract

A 65-year-old Hispanic female presented with a one-year history of anorexia, nausea, early satiety, epigastric discomfort, and a 20 kg weight loss. Computed tomography (CT) demonstrated heterogeneous liver parenchyma. Upper endoscopy revealed large, fungating, infiltrative mass at the lesser gastric...

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Main Authors:	Kathrin Dvir, Gliceida M. Galarza-Fortuna, Anna Willet, Christopher Febres-Aldana, Nathaly Cortez, Samuel Rapaka, Andre Coombs, Robert Goldberg, Michael Schwartz, Kfir Ben-David
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2020-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Surgery
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/1921805

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