Duodenal Amyloidotic Tumor
Journal Title: Gastro - Open Journal - Year 2015, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
This duodenal polypoid lesion was found during Esophago Gastro Duodenoscopy (EGDS) performed in a 77-year-old woman (Figure 1A). Our patient had already been diagnosed with multiple myeloma a few years earlier; although treated with multiple lines of treatment, the disease was still in progression with multiple vertebral localizations and renal failure. She started complaining of asthenia and suffered from various episodes of melena over two weeks; the Emergency Room assessment found Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) and severe anemization (Hb 5.9 g/dl). After stabilization with 3 blood transfusions, she underwent an EGDS to localize the source of bleeding.
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Fabio Pagni
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