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A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin
Amyloidoma of the chest wall is an uncommon entity, consisting of a solitary tumor-like deposit of amyloid. Until now, while rarely reported, it was mostly presented with back pain and swelling. Here, we report the first case of a chest wall amyloidoma initially presented with fever of unknown origi...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35453954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040906 |
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author | Huang, Hsien-Po Tsai, Shang-Feng |
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description | Amyloidoma of the chest wall is an uncommon entity, consisting of a solitary tumor-like deposit of amyloid. Until now, while rarely reported, it was mostly presented with back pain and swelling. Here, we report the first case of a chest wall amyloidoma initially presented with fever of unknown origin. Due to the rarity of the lesion as a primary entity, protein electrophoresis and long-term follow-up are required. In addition, patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis are particularly at risk for such acquired amyloidosis. However, soft-tissue tumors, considered as amyloidoma, is also rare in patients with long-term hemodialysis. For patients with a fever of unknown primary origin, clinicians should keep amyloidoma in mind, especially in high-risk populations. |
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spelling | pubmed-90328452022-04-23 A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin Huang, Hsien-Po Tsai, Shang-Feng Diagnostics (Basel) Case Report Amyloidoma of the chest wall is an uncommon entity, consisting of a solitary tumor-like deposit of amyloid. Until now, while rarely reported, it was mostly presented with back pain and swelling. Here, we report the first case of a chest wall amyloidoma initially presented with fever of unknown origin. Due to the rarity of the lesion as a primary entity, protein electrophoresis and long-term follow-up are required. In addition, patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis are particularly at risk for such acquired amyloidosis. However, soft-tissue tumors, considered as amyloidoma, is also rare in patients with long-term hemodialysis. For patients with a fever of unknown primary origin, clinicians should keep amyloidoma in mind, especially in high-risk populations. MDPI 2022-04-06 /pmc/articles/PMC9032845/ /pubmed/35453954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040906 Text en © 2022 by the authors. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Case Report Huang, Hsien-Po Tsai, Shang-Feng A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title | A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title_full | A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title_fullStr | A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title_full_unstemmed | A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title_short | A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin |
title_sort | rare case of amyloidoma of the chest wall presented with fever of unknown origin |
topic | Case Report |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9032845/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35453954 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12040906 |
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