Complete sectioning of axillary sentinel nodes in patients with breast cancer. Analysis of two different step sectioning and immunohistochemistry protocols in 246 patients.

abstract：:A 57 year old woman presented complaining of increasing abdominal swelling of six months duration. A mixed solid cystic left ovarian tumour measuring 24 cm in diameter was excised. Histology showed numerous cysts lined by benign mucinous epithelium blending imperceptibly into borderline clear cell and mucinous areas t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dutt N,Berney DM

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of this study were (1) to determine the measurement accuracy of a widely used guaiac faecal occult blood test (gFOBT) compared with an immunochemical faecal occult blood test (iFOBT) during in vitro studies, including their analytical stability over time at ambient temperature and at 4°C; and (2) to compa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lee CS,O'Gorman P,Walsh P,Qasim A,McNamara D,O'Morain CA,Boran GP

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the pattern and severity of liver disease in patients who had undergone jejuno-ileal bypass for the treatment of morbid obesity, 23 patients were biopsied, all of whom had had intact bypasses for more than 10 years. These were examined by light and electron microscopy. Previous biopsy specimens from each pat...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boon AP,Thompson H,Baddeley RM

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Accurate diagnosis of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) is essential for optimal treatment, prevention and control. There are two reference assays for CDI diagnosis: the cell cytotoxicity assay (CCTA) and toxigenic culture (TC). Importantly, these tests actually detect different targets: CCTA detects the presence ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Planche T,Wilcox M

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta is the fetal organ providing the interchange between mother and fetus. This organ needs to provide its function such as transport and secretion even during its development and thus all developmental changes need to be in accordance with its function. This review describes development of the placenta durin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Huppertz B

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the consistency and reproducibility of assessment of c-erbB-2 immunostaining, and to examine some of the problems relating to inter- and intraobserver variability in the documentation of positive staining; to profile the spectrum of cytoplasmic and membranous staining in a wide range of tumour types. ME...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kay EW,Walsh CJ,Cassidy M,Curran B,Leader M

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To establish a mechanism to examine the components of turnaround time in a representative cross-section of laboratory users; and to identify potential areas for improvement. METHODS:Information was collected manually from result reports received by eight laboratory users: three wards in the main hospital, four GP...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Johnston J,Galloway PJ

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Helicobacter pylori associated gastric cancer arises via a multistage process, with atrophic gastritis being the precursor lesion. Helicobacter pylori is typically acquired in childhood, yet little is known of the prevalence of atrophic gastritis in childhood. AIM:To study atrophic gastritis among children ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ricuarte O,Gutierrez O,Cardona H,Kim JG,Graham DY,El-Zimaity HM

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A modified nitroblue tetrazolium test (NBT) is described which is suitable for routine application in the haematology or bacteriology laboratory and which provides a rapid aid to the diagnosis of bacterial infection. Hitherto published methods have recommended the use of heparinized whole blood samples for the perform...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gordon AM,Rowan RM,Brown T,Carson HG

更新日期：1973-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ten patients with severe megaloblastic anaemia were studied to investigate whether the causative metabolic defects might predispose them to lactic or other acidosis. One patient had compensated acidosis with hyperlactataemia before treatment but there were obvious causes other than anaemia. No other patient developed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Franklin IM,Kernoff PB,Isherwood D,Leek J,Morgan DB

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal cell proliferation plays an important role in the maintenance of the integrity of the gastrointestinal system. The study of gastrointestinal proliferation kinetics allows a better understanding of the complexity of the system, and also has important implications for the study of gastrointestinal carci...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wong WM,Wright NA

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma antithrombin levels were measured by clotting, immunological, and amidolytic methods on two groups of subjects: 20 normal individuals and nine patients studied serially post-operatively (hip replacement). The postoperative patients were observed for the emergence of deep-vein thrombosis using 125I-fibrinogen up...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McLellan DS,Devlin JD,Heyse-Moore GH,Aronstam A

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of bacterial endocarditis was caused by Cardiobacterium hominis in a 41-year-old man with mitral and aortic incompetence due to a previous episode of rheumatic fever. The main distinguishing characteristics of C. hominis are described, and the incidence of endocarditis is reviewed. After six weeks of treatment ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jobanputra RS,Moysey J

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutation at the kinase domain and EGFR gene amplification are reported to be predictors of the response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in lung cancer cases. In malignant mesothelioma (MM), the role of EGFR is less clear. METHODS:Thirty-eight MM specimens were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Enomoto Y,Kasai T,Takeda M,Takano M,Morita K,Kadota E,Iizuka N,Maruyama H,Haratake J,Kojima Y,Ikeda N,Inatsugi N,Nonomura A

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:PCR amplicon-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) panels are increasingly used for clinical diagnostic assays. Amplification bias is a well-known limitation of PCR amplicon-based approaches. We sought to characterise lower-performance amplicons in an off-the-shelf NGS panel (TruSight Myeloid Sequencing Panel) fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yan B,Hu Y,Ng C,Ban KH,Tan TW,Huan PT,Lee PL,Chiu L,Seah E,Ng CH,Koay ES,Chng WJ

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The prognostic value of detection of human papillomavirus (HPV) type 16 DNA in histologically cancer free lymph nodes was assessed in left obturator lymph nodes from cervical cancer patients with HPV-16 positive primary tumours. HPV-16 DNA was detected by polymerase chain reaction in 12 of 35 patients with histologica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baay MF,Koudstaal J,Hollema H,Duk JM,Burger MP,Quint WG,Stolz E,Herbrink P

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The test is an application of the method originally described by Boyden (1951) and adapted by Stavitsky and Arquilla (1958). Sera which contain anti-Panton-Valentine leucocidin agglutinate the prepared red cells, often to a very high dilution, and this has provided a useful serological test for the diagnosis of staphy...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： TOWERS AG

更新日期：1961-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sperm-agglutinating antibodies were present in three (2-6%) of 117 fertile men and in 19 (33-9%) of 56 men who had been vasectomized. Twenty-four of the 56 vasectomized men had been studied before vasectomy; sperm-agglutinating antibodies were present in one (4-3%) compared with eight (33-3%) after vasectomy. No sperm...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hunter J,Logan H,Greer G

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiments were performed to evaluate five commercial kit assays used for the detection of antibodies to dsDNA. The kits were compared using a performance index score as recommended by the guidelines of the European Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards. The highest performance score was obtained using the radi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McMillan SA,Fay AC

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cervical cytology biobanking is a feasible concept in cervical pathology and could be an indispensable tool for fundamental and applied molecular biological research. PCR is a powerful molecular technique that can be performed on a variety of cervical sample types including Pap-stained cervical smears. However, si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boulet GA,Horvath CA,Berghmans S,Moeneclaey LM,Duys IS,Arbyn M,Depuydt CE,Vereecken AJ,Sahebali S,Bogers JJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper illustrates a simple method of necropsy dissection of the abdominal organs after abdominal surgery. The organs are removed in one block as per the method described by Letulle. A retroperitoneal approach is then used. Structures are dissected away in a series of layers using the vasculature for guidance. Thi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Culora GA,Roche WR

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method is described for the separation and determination of individual bile acids in serum and in intestinal contents, employing thin-layer chromatography and fluorimetry. The mean recovery from intestinal juice was 94% and from serum 82%. Normal values for the individual bile acids of serum and examples of clinical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Panveliwalla D,Lewis B,Wootton ID,Tabaqchali S

更新日期：1970-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Improvements in the Zimmermann reaction are effected by using methanol as a solvent for the reagents employed in the reaction in place of ethanol or aqueous ethanol. The advantages are as follows. Considerably lower blanks are obtained; extraneous chromogens are negligible at the wavelength of measurement, so that no ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： BEALE RN,BOSTROM JO,CROFT D

更新日期：1962-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:An increased level of serum C-reactive protein (CRP) is a known prognostic factor for acute coronary events and sudden cardiac death, and it is associated with coronary calcification. CRP is expressed in coronary arteries, but its role in the development of coronary plaques is unclear. AIM:To investigate CR...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Norja S,Nuutila L,Karhunen PJ,Goebeler S

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor VII levels have been measured in 100 patients with liver disease following parenteral vitamin K1 therapy. There was good agreement between specific factor VII measurements and the one-stage prothrombin time apart from six patients with compensated cirrhosis in whom the prothrombin time was prolonged despite the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Green G,Poller L,Thomson JM,Dymock IW

更新日期：1976-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplastic and non-neoplastic oxyphil cells in thyroid disorders were investigated for enzyme and synthetic activity, ultrastructural features, and immune complex deposition. A reduced but definite content of thyroglobuliin and similar enzyme profiles and ultrastructural features in all types of oxyphill change were f...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kendall CH,McCluskey E,Meagles JN

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet adhesiveness was measured in patients undergoing operation. With the rotating bulb technique adhesiveness increased steadily to the sixth and ninth days following surgery. The glass bead filter technique demonstrated a marked increase in platelet adhesiveness on the day following operation. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bennett PN

更新日期：1967-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Whole slide images (WSI) have been used in many pathology applications such as teleconsultation, teaching and research, but not in primary diagnostics. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of using WSI in primary diagnostics of paediatric pathology specimens and placental tissue. MATERIALS AN...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Al-Janabi S,Huisman A,Nikkels PG,ten Kate FJ,van Diest PJ

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Advanced non-small cell lung cancer samples are tested for epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations. Their detection by direct sequencing is time-consuming. Conversely, the length analysis of fluorescently labelled PCR products is easier. To avoid labelled primers and the automated capillary electrophore...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Malapelle U,Russo S,Pepe F,Sgariglia R,De Luca C,Bellevicine C,Pallante P,Troncone G

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The material from a case of Tietze's disease has been examined histologically. A review of the literature on the pathology of this lesion correlated with the findings from this case indicates that there is a pathological lesion in the costal cartilage in this disease. This consists of an increased vascularity and dege...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cameron HU,Fornasier VL

更新日期：1974-12-01 00:00:00