Abdominal subcutaneous fat aspiration - An alternative method to diagnose amyloidosis

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 68-69

  Ong, Swee Gaik ^a   Rajasingam, R ^a  

^a Hospital Selayang   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Abdominal; Amyloidosis; Aspiration; Cardiac; Subcutaneous fat

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION BIOPSY; CANCER SCREENING; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART AMYLOIDOSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; MACROGLOSSIA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RECTUM BIOPSY; STOMACH TUBE; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY;

ADULT; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY, NEEDLE; FEMALE; HUMANS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 34447136193     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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