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Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
An unusual presentation of a benign pancreatic lesion containing amyloid
  1. David Kim1,
  2. Terri Crook2,
  3. Zeeshan Ramzan3
  1. 1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
  2. 2Department of Pathology, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
  3. 3Department of Internal Medicine, Gastroenterology Section, VA North Texas Health Care System, Dallas, Texas, USA
  1. Correspondence to David Kim, t3hdavid{at}gmail.com

Summary

We present a unique case of a benign pancreatic lesion which was positive for amyloid in a 55-year-old female patient without systemic amyloidosis. Further testing revealed islet-type amyloid polypeptide (or amylin), a protein found in various diseases such as diabetes, insulinoma and pancreatic adenocarcinoma—none of which was seen in our patient.

  • endoscopy
  • pancreas and biliary tract
  • pathology

https://doi.org/10.1136/bcr-2017-219861

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    Footnotes

    • Contributors DK: writing and editing of the manuscript; TC: editing of the manuscript and provided pathology images. ZR: editing of the manuscript and provided endoscopic images.

    • Competing interests None declared.

    • Patient consent Obtained.

    • Provenance and peer review Not commissioned; externally peer reviewed.