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A 72-year-old woman with a diagnosis of suspected rheumatoid arthritis was admitted with multiple pulmonary nodules in the bilateral lung field. To obtain a diagnosis, a nodule was resected using video-assisted thoracic surgery. Microscopically, amorphous eosinophilic acellular substances were surrounded by inflammatory infiltrates, which were confirmed to be amyloid deposits by congo red staining. Thus, a diagnosis of pulmonary amyloidosis was obtained. The clinical features and diagnostic process are discussed.
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Tokunaga, T., Takeda, Si., Sawabata, N. et al. Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis. Jpn J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 54, 399–401 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-006-0015-4
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