1529-0131/asset/olbannerleft.gif?v=1&s=897b81612b4ad6cae003112184adc709261d5f61)
1529-0131/asset/olbannerright.gif?v=1&s=04654f5ea3cbb01656383e0c0d04b16fd0a9a896)
Research Article
You have full text access to this OnlineOpen article
Diagnostic accuracy of subcutaneous abdominal fat tissue aspiration for detecting systemic amyloidosis and its utility in clinical practice
Article first published online: 26 MAY 2006
DOI: 10.1002/art.21902
Copyright © 2006 by the American College of Rheumatology
1529-0131/asset/cover.gif?v=1&s=104d5c2bb8ef72deba26790b855af7ab80697a0e "Arthritis & Rheumatism")
Additional Information
How to Cite
Gameren, I. I. V., Hazenberg, B. P. C., Bijzet, J. and Rijswijk, M. H. V. (2006), Diagnostic accuracy of subcutaneous abdominal fat tissue aspiration for detecting systemic amyloidosis and its utility in clinical practice. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 54: 2015–2021. doi: 10.1002/art.21902
Publication History
- Issue published online: 26 MAY 2006
- Article first published online: 26 MAY 2006
- Manuscript Accepted: 3 MAR 2006
- Manuscript Received: 20 DEC 2005
REFERENCES
- 1, . Molecular mechanisms of amyloidosis. N Engl J Med 2003; 349: 583–96.
- 2, , . The systemic amyloidoses. N Engl J Med 1997; 337: 898–909.
- 3, , . Value of rectal biopsy in the diagnosis of primary systemic amyloidosis. Am J Med Sci 1966; 251: 501–6.
- 4, . Rectal biopsy for the diagnosis of amyloidosis. Am J Med Sci 1960; 240: 102–6.
- 5, . Primary systemic amyloidosis: clinical and laboratory features in 474 cases. Semin Hematol 1995; 32: 45–59.
- 6, , , , . Systemic amyloidosis: a clinical survey of 144 cases. Neth J Med 1986; 29: 376–85.
- 7, . A new method for the diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis. Arch Intern Med 1973; 132: 522–3.
- 8. Diagnosis and characterization of systemic amyloidosis by biopsy of subcutaneous abdominal fat tissue. Intern Med Specialist 1984; 5: 154–60.
- 9. Diagnostic screening of systemic amyloidosis by abdominal fat aspiration: an analysis of 100 cases. Am J Dermatopath 1997; 19: 41–5.
- 10, . Abdominal fat pad aspiration biopsy for tissue confirmation of systemic amyloidosis: specificity, positive predictive value, and diagnostic pitfalls. Diagn Cytopath 2000; 24: 181–5.
- 11, , , . Utility of subcutaneous fat aspiration for the diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis (immunoglobulin light chain). Arch Intern Med 1988; 148: 929–33.
- 12, , , . Sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of abdominal fat aspiration for the diagnosis of amyloidosis. Arthritis Rheum 1989; 32: 82–5.
- 13
- 14, , . Use of abdominal fat tissue aspirate in the diagnosis of systemic amyloidosis. Arch Intern Med 1983; 143: 1549–52.
- 15, , , , , , et al. Comparison of gastroduodenal, renal and abdominal fat biopsies for diagnosing amyloidosis in rheumatoid arthritis. Clin Rheum 2002; 21: 123–8.
- 16, . Fine-needle aspiration of abdominal fat pad for amyloid detection: a clinically useful test? Diagn Cytopath 2003; 30: 178–81.
- 17, , . Subcutaneous fat biopsy in the diagnosis of amyloidosis secondary to chronic arthritis. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1989; 7: 407–10.
- 18, , . Fine-needle aspiration biopsy from subcutaneous fat: an easy way to diagnose secondary amyloidosis. Scand J Rheumatol 1987; 16: 429–31.
- 19, , , , . Diagnostic and therapeutic approach of systemic amyloidosis. Neth J Med 2004; 62: 121–8.
- 20, , , , , , et al. Diagnostic performance of 123I-labeled serum amyloid P component scintigraphy in patients with amyloidosis. Am J Med 2006; 119: 355.e15–24.
- 21, , , . A quantitative method for detecting deposits of amyloid A protein in aspirated fat tissue of patients with arthritis. Ann Rheum Dis 1999; 58: 96–102.
- 22, , . On the binding of Congo red by amyloid. J Histochem Cytochem 1962; 10: 355–63.
- 23, . Methods for staining amyloid in tissues: a review. Stain Technol 1988; 63: 201–12.
- 24, . Amyloid in surgical pathology. Virchows Arch 2003; 443: 3–16.
- 25, , . High-sensitivity diagnosis of AA amyloidosis using Congo red and immunohistochemistry detects missing amyloid deposits. J Histochem Cytochem 1995; 43: 863–9.
- 26, , . Abdominal fat tissue aspirate in amyloidosis of familial Mediterranean fever. Clin Exp Rheumatol 1988; 6: 395–7.
- 27, , . The use of subcutaneous fat tissue for amyloid typing by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Am J Clin Pathol 1999; 111: 355–62.
- 28, , , , . Immunochemical microanalysis of amyloid proteins in fine-needle aspirates of abdominal fat. Am J Clin Pathol 1999; 112: 403–7.
- 29, , , , , . Electron and immuno-electron microscopy of abdominal fat identifies and characterizes amyloid fibrils in suspected cardiac amyloidosis. Amyloid 2002; 9: 108–14.
- 30, , , , , . Utility of subcutaneous fat aspiration for diagnosing amyloidosis in patients with isolated peripheral neuropathy. Mayo Clin Proc 2002; 77: 1287–90.