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Fig. 3

From: Lactoferrin amyloid presenting as a mural nodule in a pancreatic cystic lesion prompting pancreatoduodenectomy: a case report

Fig. 3

a Unilocular cyst with mural nodule (arrow). Hematoxylin and Eosin stain. × 20. b Unilocular cyst with mural nodule (arrow). Hematoxylin and Eosin stain. × 40. c Mural nodule composed of amorphous eosinophilic material admixed with chronic inflammation. Hematoxylin and Eosin stain. × 100. d Amorphous material is congophilic, consistent with amyloid. Congo red stain. × 100. e Amyloid deposits with red fluorescence by fluorescence microscopy using Texas red filter. Congo red stain × 100. f Immunostain for lactoferrin, positive in amyloid deposits. × 100

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