96722-4
LOINC Code
| LOINC code | 96722-4 | |
|---|---|---|
| name | ||
| description | Amyloid 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). | |
| status | ACTIVE | |
Fully-Specified Name | ||
| component | Amyloid bodies | |
| property | Naric = Number Aeric (number per area) | |
| time | Pt = Point in time: To identify measures at a point in time. This is a synonym for “spot” or “random” as applied to urine measurements. | |
| system | Prostatic fld | |
| scale | Qn = 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 | |
| method | Microscopy.light | |
Additional Names | ||
| short name | #/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 | |
Basic Attributes | ||
| class | PATH | |
| type | 1 Laboratory | |
| order vs. observation | Amyloid #/area | |
| 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) | |
History/Usage | ||
| first released | ||
| last updated | 2.69 | |
| last change type | ADD - added | |
| change reason | /{field} | |
Related Names | ||
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