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Performing and Processing FNA of Anterior Fat Pad for Amyloid
 
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Performing and Processing FNA of Anterior Fat Pad for Amyloid

Article DOI: 10.3791/1747-v 09:41 min October 30th, 2010
October 30th, 2010

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Fat pad aspiration is a preferred, minimally invasive, and low cost approach as compared to other methods to detect amyloid for diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis. This video article demonstrates a procedural outline for performing fat pad aspiration with appropriate processing of the specimen for the optimal diagnostic outcome.

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FNA Anterior Fat Pad Amyloid Diagnostic Yield Biopsy Risk Skin Biopsy Gingival Biopsy Fat Pad Aspiration Standardized Protocols Aspirated Specimen Processing Apple-green Birefringence Congo Red Stained Sections Polarizing Microscope Cell Block Preparation Ultrastructural Evaluation Electron Microscopy
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