Upadhaya Sunil, Baig Mohd, Towfiq Basim, Al Hadidi Samer
Internal Medicine Department, Hurley Medical Center, One Hurley Plaza, Flint, MI, USA.
J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect. 2017 Jul 13;7(3):185-189. doi: 10.1080/20009666.2017.1343075. eCollection 2017 Jul.
Nodular pulmonary amyloidosis is a very rare form of localized amyloidosis involving the lung, with very little known about its nature. It is usually associated with indolent B cell lymphoproliferative disorder and also connective tissue disorders. No definite treatment guideline exists. Many patients respond to chemotherapy with low risk of progression and a 'wait and watch' strategy is also considered a valid treatment option. In this report the authors present a case of nodular pulmonary amyloidosis with pulmonary mucosa associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma that presented with features of metastatic malignant disease and after definitive diagnosis decided not to undergo treatment.