what type of cancer is amyloidosis
This occurs without a known cause, but it has been seen in people with a blood cancer called multiple myeloma. This is the most common type of amyloidosis. Systemic means it affects the entire body. The most commonly affected body parts are the kidney, heart, liver, intestines, and certain nerves. AL stands for amyloid light chains, which is the type of protein responsible for this type of amyloidosis.