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Amyloidoma of the stomach

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Localized amyloid deposit in the gastric antrum presented as an ulcerated mass on upper gastrointestinal series. Radiographic and autopsy findings are correlated and the literature is reviewed.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Mercy Hospital, Pride and Locust Streets, 15219, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    K. J. Dastur M.D.

  2. Department of Pathology, Mercy Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

    J. F. Ward

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Dastur, K.J., Ward, J.F. Amyloidoma of the stomach. Gastrointest Radiol 5, 17–20 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01888593

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