Systemic Amyloidosis after Operation of Gastric Cancer.
- Author:
Seung Nam CHOI
1
;
Hun JUNG
;
Se Jung OH
;
Wook KIM
;
Hae Myung JEON
;
Ah Won LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea. hmjeon@catholic.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Systemic amyloidosis;
Stomach cancer
- MeSH:
Amyloidosis*;
Carcinoma, Renal Cell;
Gastrectomy;
Humans;
Lymphoma;
Male;
Middle Aged;
Multiple Myeloma;
Stomach Neoplasms*
- From:Journal of the Korean Surgical Society
2004;66(4):342-346
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Systemic amyloidosis after gastric cancer surgery is a very rare phenomenon. Less than ten such cases have been reported in the international literature. Although systemic amyloidosis has been reported to be associated with lymphoma, multiple myeloma, and renal cell carcinoma, its association with gastric cancer remains unclear. We report a case of a 64-year-old male who developed systemic amyloidosis 24 months after a Billroth-I gastrectomy for gastric cancer, and provide a brief review of the literature.
