Nodular Pulmonary Amyloidosis Mimicking Metastatic Pulmonary Nodules: A case report and review of the literature
Amyloidosis is a disorder characterised by the extracellular deposition of amyloid, a fibrillary protein, in various organs such as the lungs. Pulmonary nodular amyloidosis can mimic other lung conditions that present with pulmonary nodules, such as metastasis, sarcoidosis and hyalinising granuloma....
Main Authors: | Rashid S. Al-Umairi, Fatma Al-Lawati, Fadhila M. Al-Busaidi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Sultan Qaboos University
2018-12-01
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Series: | Sultan Qaboos University Medical Journal |
Online Access: | https://journals.squ.edu.om/index.php/squmj/article/view/2867 |
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