Pseudotumoral (para-articular) amyloidosis in non-myelomatous monoclonal gammopathy. 1980

E Pascali, and A Pezzoli, and M Melato, and G Antonutto

A case of non-myelomatous monoclonal gammopathy, with the unusual presenting features of recurrent "pseudotumoral" localized amyloid deposits in intimate relation with the shoulder joints, is described. The peculiar anatomo-clinical features, which make this case quite different from the most reported ones of amyloid arthropathy and of localized amyloidosis, are discussed. The pathogenetic implications are analyzed with special reference to the various known mechanisms, none of which seems to provide a completely satisfactory explanation of the genesis of this form.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D005260 Female Females
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D006942 Hypergammaglobulinemia An excess of GAMMA-GLOBULINS in the serum due to chronic infections or PARAPROTEINEMIAS. Hyperimmunoglobulinemia,Hypergammaglobulinemias,Hyperimmunoglobulinemias
D000368 Aged A person 65 years of age or older. For a person older than 79 years, AGED, 80 AND OVER is available. Elderly
D000686 Amyloidosis A group of sporadic, familial and/or inherited, degenerative, and infectious disease processes, linked by the common theme of abnormal protein folding and deposition of AMYLOID. As the amyloid deposits enlarge they displace normal tissue structures, causing disruption of function. Various signs and symptoms depend on the location and size of the deposits. Amyloidoses
D012782 Shoulder Part of the body in humans and primates where the arms connect to the trunk. The shoulder has five joints; ACROMIOCLAVICULAR joint, CORACOCLAVICULAR joint, GLENOHUMERAL joint, scapulathoracic joint, and STERNOCLAVICULAR joint. Shoulders

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