Tracheobronchial amiloidosis
| Autor: | Soner Demirbaş, Orkide Kutlu, Abdullah Sakin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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| Zdroj: | İstanbul Medical Journal, Vol 16, Iss 3, Pp 119-121 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2619-9793 2148-094X |
| DOI: | 10.5152/imj.2015.76588 |
| Popis: | Localized pulmonary amyloidosis without systemic involvement differentiates as nodular parenchymal opacities, diffuse parenchymal opacities, or tracheobronchial amyloidosis (TBA). TBA is a condition mostly seen in males aged up to 50–60 years, accounting for approximately 1% of benign lesions in the tracheobronchial tree. TBA is characterized by the accumulation of the amyloid material comprising immunoglobulin light chain (AL), which are observed as submucosal plaques and/or polypoid tumors; progressive form of tracheobronchial amyloidosis can lead to airway obstruction. Repeated excisional treatments, mainly laser treatment is preferable to open surgery. Here, we have presented the case of a patient diagnosed with the rarely occurring localized TBA. |
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