Abstract
Tracheobronchial amyloidosis is characterized by deposits of amyloid in airway walls. No effective treatment is known. We describe a 59-year-old woman who presented with increasing symptoms of airway obstruction due to diffuse deposition of amyloid throughout her tracheobronchial tree. She was treated with external-beam radiation therapy (20 Gy) with marked improvement in her symptoms, effort tolerance, bronchoscopic appearance, and forced expiratory volume in 1 second (1.39 L to 1.97 L [42%]). This improvement was maintained during 21 months of follow-up.
Original language | English (US) |
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Article number | 63233 |
Pages (from-to) | 853-856 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Mayo Clinic proceedings |
Volume | 76 |
Issue number | 8 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Medicine