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File:IPLab6Amyloid11.jpg|This photomicrograph of the tongue demonstrates extensive amyloid deposits (1) separating the skeletal muscle fibers of the tongue. In many cases the amyloid encircles the muscle fibers (2) and these muscle fibers are atrophied.
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What type of amyloid is this?">This is secondary amyloidosis because it is secondary to a chronic inflammatory condition. This would be an AA type of amyloid.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is SAA protein, where is it produced, and what stimulates its production?">Serum amyloid-associated" protein is a protein produced by the liver when stimulated by interleukins 1 and 6.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What does hyaline mean?">Hyaline is a descriptive histologic term which refers to an alteration within cells or in the extracellular space which has a homogeneous, glassy, pink appearance in routine histologic sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Amyloid is homogeneous, glassy, and pink in appearance; thus, we describe amyloid as having a hyaline appearance.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text=" ">Hyaline is a descriptive histologic term which refers to an alteration within cells or in the extracellular space which has a homogeneous, glassy, pink appearance in routine histologic sections stained with hematoxylin and eosin.
Amyloid is homogeneous, glassy, and pink in appearance; thus, we describe amyloid as having a hyaline appearance.</spoiler>
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