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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
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, 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
Revised: May 27, 2012
Accepted: September 12, 2012
Published online: September 16, 2012
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