Duodenal Amyloidotic Tumor

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Authors

  • Marta Jaconi Department of Pathology, University Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
  • Roberto Frego Endoscopy Unit, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy
  • Fabio Pagni Department of Pathology, University Milan Bicocca, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza, Italy

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https://doi.org/10.17140/GOJ-1-101

Abstract

This duodenal polypoid lesion was found during Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy (EGDS) performed in a 77-year-old woman. Our patient had already been diagnosed with multiple myeloma a few years earlier; although treated with multiple lines of treatment, the disease was still in progression with multiple vertebral localizations and renal failure. She started complaining of asthenia and suffered from various episodes of melena over two weeks; the Emergency Room assessment found Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and severe anemization (Hb 5.9 g/dl).

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2014-05-29

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Marta Jaconi, Roberto Frego, & Fabio Pagni. (2014). Duodenal Amyloidotic Tumor. Gastro, 1(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.17140/GOJ-1-101

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Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): Volume 1 Issue 1 2014

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