Amyloid bodies [#/area] in Prostatic fluid by Light microscopy   96722-4

LOINC Code


LOINC code96722-4
nameAmyloid bodies [#/area] in Prostatic fluid by Light microscopy
descriptionAmyloid bodies, or corpora amylacea, are opaque, rounded bodies found in the acini of the prostate and occasionally in urine. Abnormal deposits of amyloid bodies, or amyloidosis, can be harmful. Older men often develop amyloid in the ducts of their prostates (corpora amylacea), that could underlie some cases of Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). It has been suggested in the literature that there may be a link between bacterial infection, inflammation and amyloid deposition of pro-inflammatory proteins in the prostate, and (with some speculation) that these may contribute to the development of malignancy (Yanamandra K, et al. (2009) Amyloid Formation by the Pro-Inflammatory S100A8/A9 Proteins in the Ageing Prostate. PLoS ONE 4(5): e5562. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0005562).
statusACTIVE

Fully-Specified Name

componentAmyloid bodies
propertyNaric  =  Number Aeric (number per area)
timePt  =  Point in time:  To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements.
systemProstatic fld
scaleQn  =  Quantitative:  The result of the test is a numeric value that relates to a continuous numeric scale. Reported either as an integer, a ratio, a real number, or a range. The test result value may optionally contain a relational operator from the set {<=, <, >, >=}. Valid values for a quantitative test are of the form "7", "-7", "7.4", "-7.4", "7.8912", "0.125", "<10", "<10.15", ">12000", 1-10, 1:256
methodMicroscopy.light

Additional Names

short nameAmyloid #/area Prost fld Micro

Basic Attributes

classPATH
type1  Laboratory
order vs. observationObservation
example UCUM units/{field}
The Unified Code for Units of Measure (UCUM) is a code system intended to include all units of measures being contemporarily used in international science, engineering, and business (www.unitsofmeasure.org)
example unit/field

Associated Observations

LOINC codes that represent optional associated observation(s) for a clinical observation or laboratory test. A LOINC term may represent a single associated observation or panel containing several associated observations.

History/Usage

first released
last updated2.69
last change typeADD  - added

Related Names

#/area
bod
Body
EPS
expressed prostatic secretion
LM
Micro
Micros
Microscopic
Number areic
Pathology
Point in time
Prost
Prost fld
Prostate
Prostate secretion
Prostati
Prostatic secretion
QNT
Quan
Quant
Quantitative
Random

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