Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid presenting as fatal asphyxia.
Medullary carcinoma of the thyroid is a rare entity. Most cases present with a lump in the neck. An unusual presentation as fatal asphyxia is reported.
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Biomedical subjects
H C Seah
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Primary diffuse alveolar septal amyloidosis.
The case is reported of a 61-year-old man with primary diffuse alveolar septal pulmonary amyloidosis. Amyloid infiltration of the heart and other organs was also observed. The clinical findings and laboratory investigations reveal features characteristic of defective gas transfer with pulmonary oedema due to left ventricular failure from myocardial involvement.
Amyloidosis↗