Lactoferrin amyloid presenting as a mural nodule in a pancreatic cystic lesion prompting pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report

BACKGROUND: Amyloid deposition in pancreas is rare. Lactoferrin amyloid deposition has not been reported in pancreas, till date. Presence of enhancing mural nodule in a cyst on imaging is a worrisome feature for malignancy, and warrants surgical resection in a surgically fit candidate, as per Fukuok...

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Autores principales: Baugh, Katherine A., Desai, Svetang, Van Buren 2nd, George, Fisher, William E., Farinas, Carlos A., Dhingra, Sadhna
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2021
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Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7881451/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33579198
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01641-8

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