Primary Light-chain Amyloidosis Featuring Worm-like Small Bowel Polyposis
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A 66-year-old man with a history of asthma presented with abdominal distension of one month in duration. Computed tomography revealed jejunal wall thickening and distended loops of small bowel (Picture 1). Double-balloon enteroscopy revealed numerous polypoid, worm-like, 1-5 cm masses, while the mucosa in the duodenum and ileum had a normal appearance (Picture 2, 3). One of the masses was removed with endoscopic mucosal resection. A histological
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