Table 1.
Study | Number of patients | Location of stromal amyloid | PAS | Masson Trichrome | Congo red | Tests for secondary amyloid |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
McPherson et al.11 | 1 | Superficial | Not done | Not done | + | Not done |
McPherson et al.10 | 3 | Superficial and mid stromal | Done, but PAS staining of amyloid deposits not described | Not done | + | Not done |
Stern et al.13 | 1 | Superficial, mid and deep stromal | Not done | Not done | + | Not done |
Present Study | 2 | Superficial, mid and deep stromal | + | + | + | Prealbumin (−), lysozyme (−), kappa and lambda light chains (−), TGFBIp (+) |