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Case Report

Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia-Associated Renal Amyloidosis Presenting as a Solitary Lung Mass

Yuan-You ChungNephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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Chuan-Cheng WangDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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Kuan-Ju LaiDivision of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, Taiwan
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Chia-Chu ChangNephrology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua 500, TaiwanCorrespondence[email protected]
Pages 1173-1176 | Received 08 May 2012, Accepted 18 Jul 2012, Published online: 06 Sep 2012

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