Encountering Amyloid in Bone Marrow Touch Imprints
Amyloid Light-chain (AL) amyloidosis, also known as primary amyloidosis, is the predominant form of systemic amyloidosis and is associated with an abundance of plasma cells in the bone marrow [1].The degree of plasma cell proliferation ranges from overt Multiple Myeloma (MM) with over 10% plasma cells to less than 10%, termed plasma cell dyscrasia or monoclonal gammopathy of unknown significance (MGUS) [2].
Authors
- Anita Chopra (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0238-8702)
- Leena Gupta
Institutions
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Annals of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Published
- 2024-11-13
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.21276/apalm.3372
- Primary Topic
- Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00