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The authors report a case of bilateral popliteal amyloidoma causing stenosis of the popliteal artery and vein. This patient had been treated with hemodialysis for 26 years. The diagnosis was made with MR angiography. A popliteal tumor of the right knee was resected surgically and the histologic examination showed deposition of amyloid. After resecting the popliteal tumor, the severe leg pain and intermittent claudication improved. This report suggests that popliteal amyloid tumors should be considered in a patient undergoing long-term hemodialysis who complains of leg pain and intermittent claudication.
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Received: 30 May 2000 Revision requested: 17 July 2000 Revision received: 1 August 2000 Accepted: 3 August 2000
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Aoki, Y., Kaneda, K., Miyagi, N. et al. Popliteal amyloidoma presenting with leg ischemia in a chronic dialysis patient. Skeletal Radiol 29, 717–720 (2000). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560000282
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s002560000282