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A case of primary amyloidosis confined to the small intestine

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A 60 year-old man with primary amyloidosis confined to the small intestine was reported. Multiple polyps of the small intestine were found by an upper GI series and enteroscopic polypectomy revealed massive deposition of amyloid in the lamina propria and the submucosa. No predisposing disorder or other sites of deposition were found, and the diagnosis of primary amyloidosis of the small intestine was confirmed.

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  1. Department of Gastroenterology, Kyoto First Red Cross Hospital, Honmachi 15-749, Higashiyama-ku, 605, Kyoto, Japan

    Sciji Shimizu M.D., Masato Yoshinaka M.D. & Masahiro Tada M.D.

  2. Department of Preventive Medicine, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 602, Kyoto, Japan

    Kazutoshi Kawamoto M.D., Hideto Inokuchi M.D. & Keiichi Kawai M.D.

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  1. Sciji Shimizu M.D.
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Shimizu, S., Yoshinaka, M., Tada, M. et al. A case of primary amyloidosis confined to the small intestine. Gastroenterol Jpn 21, 513–517 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02774636

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