title: Punch biopsy for fat tissue collection in amyloidosis: is it time to stop needle aspiration?
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy giacoguidelli@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Giacomo Maria
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Guidelli
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bardelli
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Enrico
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Selvi
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Galeazzi
authors.affiliation: Section of Rheumatology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neuroscience, Policlinico Le Scotte, Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: De Stefano
mesh_terms: D050153:Abdominal Fat / Q000473:pathology*; D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D001707:Biopsy, Needle / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D000075202:Contraindications; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity