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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 28, 2009; 15(28): 3565-3568
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3565
Published online Jul 28, 2009. doi: 10.3748/wjg.15.3565
Extramedullary plasmocytoma associated with a massive deposit of amyloid in the duodenum
Fabiana Pirani Carneiro, Maria de Nazareth Machado Sobreira, Lívia Bravo Maia, Alesso Cervantes Sartorelli, Luiz Eduardo de Almeida Prado Franceschi, Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Mauro Brito Brandão, Department of Radiology, University Hospital of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Bárbara Wosnjuk Calaça, Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Fernando Silva Lustosa, João Vieira Lopes, Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Brasília, Brasília, Brazil
Author contributions: Carneiro FP wrote the paper; Sobreira MNM and Maia LB performed histopathological analysis; Sartorelli AC and Franceschi LEAP provided immunohistochemical analysis; Brandão MB provided radiological findings; Calaça BW, Lustosa FS and Lopes JV were responsible for clinical care.
Correspondence to: Fabiana Pirani Carneiro, MD, Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Brasília, UNB, Via L2 Norte, SGAN 604/605, Módulo C, Brasília DF, Brasil. fabianapirani@hotmail.com
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Received: April 2, 2009
Revised: June 16, 2009
Accepted: June 23, 2009
Published online: July 28, 2009
Revised: June 16, 2009
Accepted: June 23, 2009
Published online: July 28, 2009
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