Unsuspected systemic amyloidosis diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration of the salivary gland: Case report

Diagnostic Cytopathology

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 57-59

  Giorgadze, Tamar ^a   Baloch, Zubair W ^a   Thaler, Erica R ^a   Gupta, Prabodh K ^a  

^a HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloid; Congo red; Fine needle aspiration; Salivary gland

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CONGO RED;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; BIREFRINGENCE; CASE REPORT; ENDOCARDITIS; HEAD AND NECK DISEASE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MALE; MELANOMA; POLARIZATION MICROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVARY GLAND BIOPSY; SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND TUMOR; SYSTEMIC DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE DISEASE; TRICUSPID VALVE ENDOCARDITIS;

AGED; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, FINE-NEEDLE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENDOCARDITIS; HEART VALVE DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MELANOMA; SALIVARY GLAND DISEASES; SKIN NEOPLASMS;

EID: 3042838747     PISSN: 87551039     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dc.20080     Document Type: Article

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