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Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery 2/2009

01-06-2009 | Case Report

Local amyloidosis in the hard palate: a case report

Authors: Junko Aono, Kenji Yamagata, Hiroshi Yoshida

Published in: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | Issue 2/2009

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Abstract

Amyloidosis is a rare disease of multifactorial pathogenesis. Localized amyloidosis of the palate is extremely rare and only four cases have been reported. We present the fifth case in which amyloidosis occurred as a nodule in the hard palate of a 74-year-old woman. The nodule was diagnosed as amyloid light-chain amyloidosis. Further investigations did not show systemic involvement. The patient was kept under observation and during 17 months of follow-up had no progression of the lesion and systemic amyloidosis did not develop.
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Metadata
Title
Local amyloidosis in the hard palate: a case report
Authors
Junko Aono
Kenji Yamagata
Hiroshi Yoshida
Publication date
01-06-2009
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery / Issue 2/2009
Print ISSN: 1865-1550
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1569
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10006-009-0158-4

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