Abdominal subcutaneous fat pad aspiration and bone marrow examination for the diagnosis of AL amyloidosis: the reliability of immunohistochemistry

International Journal of Hematology

Volumn 102, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 289-295

  Miyazaki, Kanji ^a   Kawai, Shigeo ^a   Suzuki, Kenshi ^a  

^a JAPANESE RED CROSS MEDICAL CENTER   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abdominal subcutaneous fat pad aspiration; AL amyloidosis; Bone marrow examination; Congo red stain; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID; CONGO RED; PARAPROTEIN;

ABDOMINAL FAT ASPIRATION BIOPSY; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT PAD ASPIRATION; ADULT; AGED; AL AMYLOIDOSIS; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BLADDER; BONE MARROW EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART MUSCLE BIOPSY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INTESTINE; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); KIDNEY; KIDNEY BIOPSY; LUNG; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOCLONAL IMMUNOGLOBULINEMIA; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; RELIABILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT; URETER; VERY ELDERLY; VOCAL CORD; ABDOMINAL SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYLOIDOSIS; BIOPSY; BONE MARROW; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT, ABDOMINAL;

EID: 84941260849     PISSN: 09255710     EISSN: 18653774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12185-015-1827-8     Document Type: Article

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