General and Systemic Histopathology, C601&C602
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Just looking at this
slide, it's easy to understand how functionless it must have been.
I think it's easy to see the extensive parenchymal deposition of the amyloid
protein. That's what you're looking for. See this slide with the virtual microscope. |
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Not much to add to the picture. The amyloid material is diffusely spread throughout the splenic parenchyma. You might want to compare this slide to a normal spleen to see how involved it is. Take this time to consider all the places you can see amyloid accumulate. What are the basic forms of amyloidosis? |