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Localized primary periosteal amyloid tumors are extremely rare. A case of bilateral tibial amyloid tumor is presented. A 62-year-old woman initially presented with a painful mass in the anterior aspect of the right leg. There was no evidence of underlying systemic disease, including chronic infection or malignancy. Based on the results of resistance with Congo red staining to treatment with potassium permanganate and positivity for kappa light chain, we classified this particular case as AL-type amyloidosis. The patient noticed a swelling in the opposite leg 2 years later. The second tumor was also an AL-type amyloidoma. Amyloid tumors are generally solitary. This is the first case of bilateral periosteal amyloid tumors of the AL-type occurring in the tibiae.
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Received: 10 November 1999 Revision requested: 15 November 1999 Revision received: 6 March 2000 Accepted: 9 March 2000
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Murata, H., Kusuzaki, K., Hashiguchi, S. et al. Bilateral metachronous periosteal tibial amyloid tumors. Skeletal Radiol 29, 346–348 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560000215
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560000215