Somatostatin-derived amyloidosis: a novel type of amyloidosis associated with well-differentiated somatostatin-producing neuroendocrine tumours.
Benjamin J Van TreeckSurendra DasariPaul J KurtinJason D TheisSamih H NasrLizhi ZhangSaba YasirRondell P GrahamEllen Darcy McPhailSamar SaidPublished in: Amyloid : the international journal of experimental and clinical investigation : the official journal of the International Society of Amyloidosis (2021)
We propose that somatostatin-related amyloidosis is a novel localised human amyloid type that arises in association with well-differentiated somatostatin-producing enteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. Treatment of the associated neuroendocrine tumour may be adequate therapy for these patients.