Article Text
Unusual association of diseases/symptoms
CASE REPORT
An unusual presentation of a benign pancreatic lesion containing amyloid
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
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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.