Incidentally Detected Amyloid Light-Chain Amyloidosis Caused by Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: Possible Time-Dependent Change in Colonic Findings

Incidentally Detected Amyloid Light-Chain Amyloidosis Caused by Monoclonal Gammopathy of Undetermined Significance: Possible Time-Dependent Change in Colonic Findings

Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is associated with plasma cell disorder and monoclonal light chains. This type of amyloidosis is the prominent type involving the gastrointestinal tract. Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) is the most common plasma cell disorder and a known...

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Main Authors: Toshiro Fukui, Yuji Tanimura, Yasushi Matsumoto, Shunsuke Horitani, Takashi Tomiyama, Kazuichi Okazaki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2018-12-01
Series:Case Reports in Gastroenterology
Subjects:
Gastrointestinal amyloidosis
Fecal occult blood test
Colonoscopy
Amyloid light-chain amyloidosis
Monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
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