title: Potassium permanganate resistant amyloid in fine-needle aspirate of the liver.
abstract: A case of primary amyloidosis, initially detected by fine-needle aspiration of the liver, is reported here. Amorphous acellular metachromatic material was seen extracellularly in between the hepatocytic cords compressing them. This material showed typical apple-green birefringence under crossed bipolars after alkaline Congo-red staining proved its amyloid nature. It was resistant to potassium permanganate pretreatment, indicating it to be of the AL type.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cytology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nijhawan
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Gautam
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bambery
mesh_terms: D000682:Amyloid / Q000032:analysis*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000473:pathology*; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011196:Potassium Permanganate
chemical_list: D000682:Amyloid; D011196:Potassium Permanganate