Colonic amyloidosis: Rare endoscopic findings mimicking a depressed neoplastic lesion.

Naoki EsakaKoki MoriyoshiShin'ichi Miyamoto

Published in: JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2023)

A colonic depressed lesion was found in a 77-year-old man and suspected as a neoplastic lesion using conventional endoscopy. Magnifying endoscopy, however, did not support it and biopsy revealed the lesion to be AL amyloidosis.

Keyphrases

ultrasound guided
small bowel
multiple myeloma
single cell
pulmonary embolism
ulcerative colitis