A rare case of isolated thoracic AL-amyloidoma causing complete atelectasis of the right lung

Tumoral amyloidosis, or amyloidoma, is a benign, but rare form of amyloidosis that has been reported with a favorable prognosis following surgical resection in some case reports. We present a case of acute on chronic respiratory failure secondary to extensive growth of a thoracic amyloidoma causing...

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Main Authors: Smruti Rath, Nicholas Joseph Dcunha, Neel Bhan, Bettye Cox, Muhammad Adrish
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213007123000321