Clinical and endoscopic findings in gastrointestinal amyloidosis: a single-center experience.
Emanuel DiasJoão Santos-AntunesMargarida MarquesPatrícia AndradeArmando PeixotoAna Luísa SantosFátima CarneiroGuilherme MacedoPublished in: Revista espanola de enfermedades digestivas : organo oficial de la Sociedad Espanola de Patologia Digestiva (2022)
Gastrointestinal involvement occurs in approximately 4% of cases of systemic amyloidosis. The most common site of amyloid deposition is small bowel, followed by stomach, colorectum and esophagus. Although rare, gastrointestinal amyloidosis may be associated with severe complications including gastrointestinal bleeding or perforation and may be mistaken for malignancy.