Amyloid Goiter as the First Recognizable Manifestation of Immunoglobulin Light Chain Amyloidosis
ABSTRACT: Objective: Clinically apparent thyroid enlargement due to massive amounts of amyloid deposition, known as amyloid goiter, is rare. Endocrinologists should become familiar with this manifestation of systemic amyloidosis, which may be diagnosed by Congo red staining of the specimen obtained...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2019-09-01
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| Series: | AACE Clinical Case Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2376060520300833 |