Bystander LECT2 amyloidosis in tumor nephrectomy

A J Gallan1, B Bhasin-Chhabra2, D Kilari3

  • 1Department of Pathology, Medical College of Wisconsin, 9200 W Wisconsin Ave, Milwaukee, WI, 53226, USA. agallan@mcw.edu.

CEN Case Reports
|August 19, 2022
PubMed
Summary

Pathologic examination of kidney tissue unexpectedly revealed leukocyte chemotactic factor 2 (LECT2) amyloidosis in a Punjabi patient undergoing treatment for renal cell carcinoma. This finding expands awareness of LECT2 amyloidosis beyond its typical demographic.