Extensive amyloid deposits in bone marrow aspirate smears

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Amyloid light-chain (AL) amyloidosis is the most common form of systemic amyloidosis. It can cause progressive organ dysfunction and eventually death, mainly due to cardiac involvement. Amyloidosis may rarely present as extensive amorphous, purplish-blue deposits in marrow aspirate smears. Demonstration of congophilic property and apple-green birefringence under polarized light in aspirate smears can allow a rapid diagnosis of amyloidosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2020

Erschienen:

2020

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:8

Enthalten in:

Clinical case reports - 8(2020), 12 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 3581-3582

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Li, Ting Hon Stanford [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Kit Fai [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Wai Shan [VerfasserIn]

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Amyloidosis
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Date Revised 30.03.2024

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1002/ccr3.3236

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM319282929