Local primary (AL) amyloidosis in the palate: A case report

Oral amyloidosis is usually presented in the tongue and is often regarded as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We present a rare case of primary local amyloidosis in the palate of an 80-year-old male. No simultaneous general illnesses or malignancies were detected in spite of extensive assessments by spe...

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Published inInternational journal of oral and maxillofacial surgery Vol. 33; no. 4; pp. 402 - 403
Main Authors Stoor, P, Suuronen, R, Lindqvist, C, Hietanen, J, Laine, P
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Amsterdam Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2004
Elsevier
Subjects
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Amyloidosis
Amyloidosis - pathology
Amyloidosis - surgery
amyloidosis primary benign
Biological and medical sciences
Dentistry
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Metabolic diseases
Mouth Diseases - pathology
Mouth Diseases - surgery
Mouth Mucosa - pathology
Other metabolic disorders
Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology
palate
Palate, Hard - pathology
amyloidosis primary benign
palate
Case study
Human
Treatment
Stomatology
Metabolic diseases
Amyloidosis
Palate
Enzymopathy
Protein
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Summary:Oral amyloidosis is usually presented in the tongue and is often regarded as a paraneoplastic phenomenon. We present a rare case of primary local amyloidosis in the palate of an 80-year-old male. No simultaneous general illnesses or malignancies were detected in spite of extensive assessments by specialists in internal medicine.
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ISSN:0901-5027
1399-0020
DOI:10.1016/j.ijom.2003.08.010