Oral manifestations of amyloidosis and the diagnostic applicability of oral tissue biopsy.
Thalita Soares TavaresAdriana Aparecida Silva da CostaAnna Luíza Damaceno AraújoLucas Lacerda de SouzaMaria Inês Mantuani PascoalotiVanessa de Fátima BernardesMaria Cássia Ferreira de AguiarPablo Agustin VargasFlávia Sirotheau Correa PontesHelder Antonio Rebelo PontesMárcio Ajudarte LopesAlan Roger Dos Santos SilvaTarcília Aparecida da SilvaPatrícia Carlos CaldeiraPublished in: Journal of oral pathology & medicine : official publication of the International Association of Oral Pathologists and the American Academy of Oral Pathology (2023)
Amyloid deposits were consistently found in oral tissues, exhibiting distinct deposition patterns. Oral biopsy is less invasive than internal organ biopsy and enables the reliable identification of amyloid deposits even in the absence of oral manifestations. These findings corroborate the relevance of oral biopsy for the diagnosis of amyloidosis.