Localized amyloid tumor in small bowel

Dig Dis Sci. 2000 Sep;45(9):1850-3. doi: 10.1023/a:1005536901678.

Abstract

We report a case of localized jejunal amyloidosis occurring in a 74-year-old man who experienced an episode of digestive bleeding while he was receiving oral anticoagulation. It illustrates a rare entity, characterized by an endoscopic aspect of polypoid, pseudotumoral formations. Histologically, submucosal connective tissues, muscularis mucosae, and blood vessel walls are massively infiltrated by amyloid, giving a typical red/green birefringence under polarized light.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Intestinal Diseases / pathology
  • Intestine, Small / pathology
  • Male