LOCALIZED AMYLOSIS DISCOVERED DURING SURG ERY - ANALYSIS OF 12 CASES

Authors
CONTHIER R BOUCHOU K DURAND DV TOSTAIN J GIFFON D BOUCHERON S PHILIPPE P NINET J LEVRAT R ROUSSET H
Citation
R. Conthier et al., LOCALIZED AMYLOSIS DISCOVERED DURING SURG ERY - ANALYSIS OF 12 CASES, La Revue de medecine interne, 14(6), 1993, pp. 440-440
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
La Revue de medecine interne → ACNP
ISSN journal
02488663
Volume
14
Issue
6
Year of publication
1993
Pages
440 - 440
Database
ISI
SICI code
0248-8663(1993)14:6<440:LADDSE>2.0.ZU;2-S
Abstract
Authors report ten cases of localized amyloidosis exposed by surgery. Three patients have developped later a systemic amyloidosis. The other s patients have a local disease (2 larynx, 1 heart valves, 1 urinary b ladder, 1 sciatic nerve, 1 eyelid, 1 Fallopian tube) with an excellent pronostic.