Huang HP, Tsai SF. A Rare Case of Amyloidoma of the Chest Wall Presented with Fever of Unknown Origin.
Diagnostics (Basel) 2022;
12:diagnostics12040906. [PMID:
35453954 PMCID:
PMC9032845 DOI:
10.3390/diagnostics12040906]
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Abstract
Amyloidoma of the chest wall is an uncommon entity, consisting of a solitary tumor-like deposit of amyloid. Until now, while rarely reported, it was mostly presented with back pain and swelling. Here, we report the first case of a chest wall amyloidoma initially presented with fever of unknown origin. Due to the rarity of the lesion as a primary entity, protein electrophoresis and long-term follow-up are required. In addition, patients undergoing long-term hemodialysis are particularly at risk for such acquired amyloidosis. However, soft-tissue tumors, considered as amyloidoma, is also rare in patients with long-term hemodialysis. For patients with a fever of unknown primary origin, clinicians should keep amyloidoma in mind, especially in high-risk populations.
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