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ArticleThe Brown journal of hospital medicine2023

Concurrent Presentation of Light Chain Amyloidosis and Renal Cell Carcinoma in an Elderly Male : A Case Report and Review of the Literature.

Hien Nguyen, Meron Dinsa, Amol Joshi

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Article in The Brown journal of hospital medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Hien NguyenDepartment of Internal Medicine Camp Springs Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Temple Hills, MD, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2336-139X
Meron DinsaDepartment of Internal Medicine Camp Springs Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Temple Hills, MD, USA.
Amol JoshiDepartment of Internal Medicine Camp Springs Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente, Temple Hills, MD, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Amyloidosis is often known as "the great imitator," as the clinical diagnosis of AL amyloidosis is quite challenging and often delayed, given multi-organ involvement. We present a unique case of an elderly male who presented with an eight-month history of progressive lower extremity edema and dyspnea and was admitted for syncope, anasarca, and severe dyspnea. He was diagnosed with renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, a large renal mass, and severe non-ischemic cardiomyopathy. A renal resection was performed, and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) and light chain (AL) amyloidosis were diagnosed.

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amyloidosisheart failureRCCrenal cell carcinomarenal failure

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PMID40046544
PMCPMC11878807

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