A case of primary localized bronchial amylodosis treated successfully with Nd-YAG laser

Nd-YAG レーザーにて著効のみられた気管支アミロイドーシスの一例

A case of primary localized bronchial amylodosis treated successfully with Nd-YAG laser

Creators Higashi Yuuichirou

Creators Miura Gouji

Creators Shimabukuro Meiko

Creators Nishigauchi Kazuya

Creators Moritani Kazuko

Creators Hirose Takako

Creators Matsumoto Tsuneo

Creators Okita Isao

Creators Nakanishi Takashi

Creators Gendo Toshikazu

A case of localized bronchial amyloidosis in a 58-years-old female received left total mastectomy eleven years ago is reported as compared with those in previous reports. A nodular lesion was located in the left lower orifice on bronchoscopy. Transbronchoscopic biopsies pf the bronchus revealed submucosal amyloid deposits. Under local anaesthesia an Nd-YAG laser was used as a better from of treatment on this case. There was no operative complication such as bleeding . The nodular lesion showed a marked improvement. Later, bronchoscopic examination showed no growth of the nodular lesion.

[ISSN]0513-1731

[NCID]AN00243156