Localized amyloidosis of the uterine cervix

Int J Gynecol Pathol. 1998 Oct;17(4):368-71. doi: 10.1097/00004347-199810000-00012.

Abstract

Localized amyloidosis of the uterine cervix is a rare entity. Only seven cases have been reported to date, and all were associated with a primary cervical squamous cell carcinoma; immunohistochemical studies proved the amyloid to be composed of cytokeratin, presumably derived from degenerated tumor cells. We report localized cervical amyloidosis producing a 1-cm nodule in a 28-year-old woman in the absence of systemic amyloidosis or a squamous cell carcinoma. Immunohistochemical stains showed the amyloid to be composed of amyloid-associated protein, a protein produced in chronic inflammatory conditions.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Amyloid / analysis
  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis*
  • Amyloidosis / pathology
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains / analysis
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains / analysis
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Keratins / analysis
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Uterine Cervical Diseases / pathology

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Immunoglobulin kappa-Chains
  • Immunoglobulin lambda-Chains
  • Keratins