59-Year-Old Man With Fatigue, Weight Loss, and Hepatomegaly

Mayo Clin Proc. 2018 Oct;93(10):1525-1529. doi: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2017.12.028. Epub 2018 Aug 10.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Amyloid / metabolism*
  • Antineoplastic Agents / administration & dosage
  • Bortezomib / administration & dosage*
  • Cardiomyopathies* / blood
  • Cardiomyopathies* / diagnosis
  • Cardiomyopathies* / etiology
  • Cyclophosphamide / administration & dosage*
  • Dexamethasone / administration & dosage*
  • Fatigue / diagnosis
  • Fatigue / etiology
  • Hepatomegaly* / diagnostic imaging
  • Hepatomegaly* / etiology
  • Humans
  • Image-Guided Biopsy / methods
  • Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / diagnosis
  • Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / metabolism
  • Immunoglobulin Light-chain Amyloidosis* / physiopathology
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / blood
  • Peptide Fragments / blood
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Peritoneal Neoplasms / pathology
  • Splenomegaly* / diagnostic imaging
  • Splenomegaly* / etiology
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / methods
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Weight Loss

Substances

  • Amyloid
  • Antineoplastic Agents
  • Peptide Fragments
  • amyloid protein AL
  • pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76)
  • Natriuretic Peptide, Brain
  • Bortezomib
  • Dexamethasone
  • Cyclophosphamide