Amyloid tumours in the soft tissues of the legs. Case report and review of the literature

Virchows Arch. 1998 Jun;432(6):563-6. doi: 10.1007/s004280050206.

Abstract

We present a case of multiple amyloidomas occurring in the calves of a 61-year-old woman, without systemic amyloidosis or plasma cell dyscrasia. The disappearance of Congo red positivity after potassium permanganate treatment and immunohistochemical results showed that this was a case of reactive AA amyloidosis. True soft tissue amyloidomas are extremely rare, and this is the first case of AA amyloidoma in the soft tissues of the legs.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / analysis
  • Amyloidosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Amyloidosis / pathology*
  • Biomarkers, Tumor / analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Leg*
  • Middle Aged
  • Radiography
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / chemistry
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology*

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Biomarkers, Tumor