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Jonathan Mark Mayhew1, Tanya Alan1, Venu Kalidindi1, Tasha A K Gandamihardja1.
Abstract
Isolated amyloidomas derived from insulin are extremely rare, and there is only one reported case to date of insulin-derived amyloidoma in the breast.We present the case of a 36-year-old woman reporting a lump in the right breast. It was clinically assessed as a probable fibroadenoma but was removed surgically given the size of the lesion. On histological analysis, the lesion had features consistent with amyloid. Further investigations showed the amyloid to be derived from insulin. The lump was removed in its entirety, and the patient made a full recovery. © BMJ Publishing Group Ltd (unless otherwise stated in the text of the article) 2017. All rights reserved. No commercial use is permitted unless otherwise expressly granted.Entities:
Keywords: Breast surgery; Pathology
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28687686 PMCID: PMC5534719 DOI: 10.1136/bcr-2017-219491
Source DB: PubMed Journal: BMJ Case Rep ISSN: 1757-790X