Tracheobronchial amyloidosis managed with multimodality therapies. Ther Adv Respir Dis 2014 Apr;8(2):48-52
Date
03/07/2014Pubmed ID
24594977DOI
10.1177/1753465814524470Scopus ID
2-s2.0-84899045627 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 13 CitationsAbstract
Amyloidosis is a systemic disease involving abnormal extracellular deposition of amyloid and autologous fibrillar protein material in β-pleated sheets. Accumulation of this abnormal protein leads to organ dysfunction, although respiratory tract involvement is rare. We present two cases of tracheobronchial amyloidosis successfully treated with surgery and radiation.
Author List
Sommer P, Kumar G, Lipchik RJ, Patel JJAuthors
Randolph J. Lipchik MD Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of WisconsinJayshil Patel MD Associate Professor in the Medicine department at Medical College of Wisconsin
MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AgedAmyloidosis
Bronchial Diseases
Bronchoscopy
Combined Modality Therapy
Debridement
Female
Humans
Lasers, Solid-State
Male
Middle Aged
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Tracheal Diseases
Treatment Outcome