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Splenic rupture secondary to amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis associated with multiple myeloma

Splenic rupture in the absence of major trauma is a rare occurrence, which may occur by idiopathic means or a specific pathologic process. One such condition, amyloidosis, involves the extracellular deposition of abnormally folded ‘amyloid’ protein, which can affect the spleen. Protein infiltration...

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Autores principales: Buzalewski, Jarrod, Fisher, Matthew, Rambaran, Ryan, Lopez, Richard
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6439512/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30949329
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jscr/rjz021