Spheroid-type transthyretin amyloidosis in the gallbladder: A possible histopathological diagnostic clue to prevent overlooking cholecystic latent amyloid deposition

• Main Authors: Shojiro Ichimata (Author), Yukiko Hata (Author), Kazuhiro Nomoto (Author), Masahiro Oshima (Author), Yosuke Kato (Author), Naoki Nishida (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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An 83-year-old woman underwent cholecystectomy for acute calculous cholecystitis. Histopathologically, the superficial area of the gallbladder was covered by necrotic tissue, and the deeper wall structure was obscured by marked fibrosis and severe inflammatory-cell infiltration. Many small, amorphou...