NODULAR AMYLOIDOSIS OF THE LUNG AND THE BREAST MIMICKING BREAST-CARCINOMA WITH PULMONARY METASTASIS

Nodular amyloidosis of the breast and lung is a rare condition of unkn own aetiology, The disease runs a benign course, but offers a diagnost ic problem due to nonspecific histological features, We describe the c ase of a 56 year old woman with a 5 year history of multiple nodules o f both lungs and left breast, clinically mimicking breast carcinoma wi th pulmonary metastasis, To our knowledge, this is the first case of c ytologically proven amyloidosis diagnosed by ultrasound-guided percuta neous transthoracic fine-needle aspiration of pulmonary nodules.