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File:IPLab6MM4.jpg|This is a photograph of the vertebral column from this patient at autopsy. Notice the collapsed vertebra (1). There are multiple variably-sized white nodules (2) within the bone marrow. These are accumulations of malignant plasma cells in this case of multiple myeloma.
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== Study Questions ==
* <spoiler text="What class of amyloid is this?">AL - Immunocyte dyscrasias - primary amyloidosis.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is the chemical nature of this type of amyloid?">Immunoglobulin light chains, usually lambda.</spoiler>
* <spoiler text="What is the usual organ distribution of amyloid in this class of amyloidosis?">Heart, gastrointestinal tract, peripheral nerves, skin, and tongue.</spoiler>
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