Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report
Amyloidoma is defined as solitary, localized, tumor-like deposit of amyloid in diverse organs without evidence of systemic amyloidosis. Here we report the case of a 49-year-old male patient with a solitary amyloidoma of the skin seated on the left upper lip. Full medical examination showed no signs...
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| author | Julia García Reitboeck Robert Feldmann Dagmara Loader Friedrich Breier Andreas Steiner |
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| description | Amyloidoma is defined as solitary, localized, tumor-like deposit of amyloid in diverse organs without evidence of systemic amyloidosis. Here we report the case of a 49-year-old male patient with a solitary amyloidoma of the skin seated on the left upper lip. Full medical examination showed no signs of systemic amyloidosis. The mass was removed surgically with tangential shave and so far no signs of recurrence have been found. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-db5fea9c6e6d4d4cad7ed080adf1f5202022-12-22T03:10:42ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672014-11-016326426710.1159/000369245369245Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case ReportJulia García ReitboeckRobert FeldmannDagmara LoaderFriedrich BreierAndreas SteinerAmyloidoma is defined as solitary, localized, tumor-like deposit of amyloid in diverse organs without evidence of systemic amyloidosis. Here we report the case of a 49-year-old male patient with a solitary amyloidoma of the skin seated on the left upper lip. Full medical examination showed no signs of systemic amyloidosis. The mass was removed surgically with tangential shave and so far no signs of recurrence have been found.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/369245AmyloidAmyloidomaAmyloidosisTumorDermatologic surgery |
| spellingShingle | Julia García Reitboeck Robert Feldmann Dagmara Loader Friedrich Breier Andreas Steiner Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report Case Reports in Dermatology Amyloid Amyloidoma Amyloidosis Tumor Dermatologic surgery |
| title | Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report |
| title_full | Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report |
| title_short | Primary Cutaneous Amyloidoma: A Case Report |
| title_sort | primary cutaneous amyloidoma a case report |
| topic | Amyloid Amyloidoma Amyloidosis Tumor Dermatologic surgery |
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