Case Report
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World J Gastrointest Endosc. Sep 16, 2012; 4(9): 434-437
Published online Sep 16, 2012. doi: 10.4253/wjge.v4.i9.434
Submucosal hematoma is a highly suggestive finding for amyloid light-chain amyloidosis: Two case reports
Shinji Yoshii, Katsuhiro Mabe, Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yasui, Hiroyuki Okuda, Akira Suzuki, Masahiro Fujita, Toshihiro Sato
Shinji Yoshii, Department of Gastroenterology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo 003-0027, Japan
Katsuhiro Mabe, Third Department of Internal Medicine, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8648, Japan
Katsuhiko Nosho, Hiroyuki Yamamoto, Hiroshi Yasui, First Department of Internal Medicine, Sapporo Medical University School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8556, Japan
Hiroyuki Okuda, Department of Medical Oncology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Sapporo 003-0027, Japan
Akira Suzuki, Department of Pathology, KKR Sapporo Medical Center, Sapporo 062-0931, Japan
Masahiro Fujita, Toshihiro Sato, Keiyukai Institute of Clinical Pathology, Sapporo 003-0027, Japan
Author contributions: Yoshii S and Mabe K contributed equally to the conception and design of the study; Yoshii S wrote the manuscript; Yoshii S and Mabe K performed the endoscopic examinations; Nosho K and Yamamoto H made preparations for this manuscript; Yasui H treated the patients and provided much of the information; Mabe K, Okuda H and Nosho K contributed to the drafting and critical review of the article for important intellectual content; Suzuki A, Fujita M and Sato T performed the pathological analysis; all authors read and approved the final manuscript.
Correspondence to: Shinji Yoshii, MD, Department of Gastroenterology, Keiyukai Sapporo Hospital, Kita1-1, Hondori14-chome, Shiroishi-ku, Sapporo 003-0027, Japan. shinjiyoshii@yahoo.co.jp
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Received: November 12, 2011
Revised: May 27, 2012
Accepted: September 12, 2012
Published online: September 16, 2012
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