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Pulmonary localized nodular amyloidosis is a rare disorder and is not associated with primary systemic amyloidosis. We herein report a patient with a growing lung nodule who underwent thoracic surgery and was diagnosed with this condition. This case study suggests that localized nodular amyloidosis should be considered during a differential diagnosis of growing lung nodules and that a histological examination should be performed to distinguish this disorder from lung malignancies.
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Eguchi, T., Yoshida, K., Kobayashi, N. et al. Localized nodular amyloidosis of the lung. Gen Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 59, 715–717 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11748-010-0748-y
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