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IMAGE DESCRIPTIONS

core biopsy shows enlarged glomeruli completely replaced by nodular infiltrated of acellular amyloid Image

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IF of lambda light chains highlights the dense involvement of the glomeruli Image

Em - nonbranching fibrils randomly distributed Image

RELATED DIAGNOSES

• Colon : Amyloidosis

• Kidney : Renal Amyloidosis

• Lymph Nodes : Amyloidosis

• Oral Cavity : Amyloidosis (Tongue)

• Heart : Cardiac Amyloidosis

• Spleen : Splenic Amyloidosis

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSES

• Kidney : Fibrillary Glomerulonephritis

Last updated: 2010-11-20
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