Estrogen receptor analysis for breast cancer: current issues and keys to increasing testing accuracy.

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (NA) are rare tumor-like lesions characterized by architecturally irregular vessels set in a fibrous stroma. The unique morphology, the strong predilection for male adolescents, and the uncertainty about its etiology contributes to significant confusion regarding the classification of NA, ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Beham A,Beham-Schmid C,Regauer S,Auböck L,Stammberger H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing Sarcoma is a developmental tumor characterized by balanced chromosomal translocations and formation of new fusion genes, which are the main hallmark of this rare entity. Despite the vast knowledge regarding the molecular aspects of this rare malignancy obtained in the last few years, including the discovery of n...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Amaral AT,Ordóñez JL,Otero-Motta AP,García-Domínguez DJ,Sevillano MV,de Álava E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atypical cribriform lesions of the prostate gland consist of cribriform and rarely solid proliferation of prostate glands populated with cytologically atypical cells with partial or complete basal cell lining. It may represent cribriform "high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia" (HGPIN) or "intraductal carcinom...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Shah RB,Zhou M

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epithelioid hemangioendothelioma is a vascular tumor of low to intermediate malignancy that was initially described in the soft tissue. Since then, epithelioid hemangioendothelioma has been described in various anatomic sites including parenchymal tissues and the bone. In the bone, these tumors must not only be distin...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Weissferdt A,Moran CA

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia has evolved from the original description of a clinical syndrome to its more recent designation as a distinct clinicopathologic entity, that is, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM), in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and by t...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Lin P,Medeiros LJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our understanding of the natural history of breast cancer has evolved alongside technologies to study its genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and metabolomics landscapes. These technologies have helped decipher multiple molecular pathways dysregulated in breast cancer. First-generation 'omics analyses considered each ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Kalita-de Croft P,Al-Ejeh F,McCart Reed AE,Saunus JM,Lakhani SR

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a relatively rare cytomorphologic variant of melanoma with a marked propensity for perineural invasion (PNI). Historically, DMs that display PNI have been grouped under the umbrella term of neurotropic melanoma (NM). However, definitions for NM and desmoplastic NM are not consistent in th...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Frydenlund N,Mahalingam M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory osteolysis is a relatively frequent and incapacitating complication of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and is induced by accelerated osteoclast recruitment and activation in bone under the aegis of cytokines produced in the inflammatory environment. The success of antitumor necrosis ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Wei S,Siegal GP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common sources of ionizing radiation exposure to the thyroid gland in humans are accidental environmental exposure and medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic irradiation. Radiation often induces notable histologic changes in the thyroid tissue and is a well-established risk factor for benign and malignant thyroid tum...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nikiforov YE,Gnepp DR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The encapsulated and noninvasive follicular variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma has been recently reclassified as noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP). These tumors demonstrate indolent behavior. This change in nomenclature will have great clinical impact by avoiding ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Basolo F,Macerola E,Ugolini C,Poller DN,Baloch Z

更新日期：2017-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many pathologists, the roles of the medical director are not clearly distinguished from other medical leadership and management duties, such as those of the chair of pathology or a section head of anatomic pathology. We describe the evolution in the understanding of the roles of the medical director as defined by ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hernandez JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in immunohistochemistry have made it possible to investigate lymphomas for the expression of a wide range of antigens in fixed tissues. Epitope retrieval, sensitive detection methods, and the availability of new monoclonal antibodies have all contributed to one's ability to perform detailed immunopheno...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hsi ED,Yegappan S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Well-differentiated liposarcoma (WDL) and dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDL) form the largest subgroup of liposarcomas, and represent a morphologic and behavioral spectrum of 1 disease entity, which arises typically in middle to late adult life, most frequently within the retroperitoneum or extremities. DDL is defined...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Thway K,Jones RL,Noujaim J,Zaidi S,Miah AB,Fisher C

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A variety of arthropods, protozoa, and helminths infect the skin and subcutaneous tissues and may be identified by anatomic pathologists in standard cytology and histology preparations. The specific organisms seen vary greatly with the patient's exposure history, including travel to or residence in endemic countries. ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Norgan AP,Pritt BS

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign cartilaginous tumors of bones, intrinsic to their name, are tumors forming cartilaginous matrix with a clinically benign behavior. In this group, we recognize osteochondromas, (en)chondromas, chondroblastomas, and chondromyxoid fibromas. This group includes common tumors, that is, osteochondroma and (en)chondro...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Romeo S,Hogendoorn PC,Dei Tos AP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Bethesda System for Reporting Thyroid Cytopathology is a standardized reporting system for classifying thyroid fine-needle aspiration results comprising of 6 diagnostic categories with unique risks of malignancy and recommendations for clinical management. The majority of thyroid nodules are benign; however, up to...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Wong LQ,Baloch ZW

更新日期：2012-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lung adenocarcinomas includes noninvasive bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and several patterns of invasive adenocarcinoma. The most common is a mixed subtype of adenocarcinoma. This group is very heterogenous and includes a wide spectrum of tumors ranging fr...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Dacic S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Leukoplakia as a medical term has been encumbered by a hodgepodge of synonyms and interpretations. It also has been a term associated with strong emotions with respect to an implied malignant potential. It now is regarded as potentially malignant, with varying degrees of risk for transformation. Leukoplakia at its maj...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Suarez P,Batsakis JG,el-Naggar AK

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic cancer is an aggressive disease with a dismal prognosis in dire need of novel diagnostic and therapeutic approaches. The past decade has witnessed an explosion of data on the genetic alterations that occur in pancreatic cancer, as comprehensive next-generation sequencing analyses have been performed on samp...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Felsenstein M,Hruban RH,Wood LD

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare aggressive cutaneous malignancy of the elderly and immunocompromised populations. The clinical presentation of MCC is nonspecific, with the majority of cases presenting as localized skin involvement. Histologically and immunophenotypically, MCC is defined by both neuroendocrine an...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Calder KB,Smoller BR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a broad term that includes liver diseases characterized by abnormal hepatocellular accumulations of lipid that cannot be related to alcohol abuse. It may be found in both adults and children, particularly those who are obese or have insulin resistance. Steatohepatitis is a ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Aly FZ,Kleiner DE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has distinct morphologic features and can be identified in the majority of cases by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections. However, distinguishing a well-differentiated HCC from normal or regenerative tissue may be very difficult in some ca...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Varma V,Cohen C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal (GI) tract tumors with melanocytic differentiation may present significant diagnostic challenges both for the pathologist and the clinician. This comprehensive review discusses the relatively common as well as rare entities that have melanocytic differentiation in the GI tract. Clinical, histologic, i...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Karamchandani DM,Patil DT,Goldblum JR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue microarrays (TMAs) offer the potential to rapidly translate genomics and basic science research findings to practical clinical application. This is particularly true in the field of cancer biomarker research, where TMAs can be used for candidate biomarker validation and association with patient clinical, pathol...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Datta MW,True LD,Nelson PS,Amin MB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma has been recently recognized as a rare but distinctive variant of carcinoma in various anatomic sites, including breast, urinary bladder, lung, and major salivary glands. Morphologically, it is characterized by small tight clusters of neoplastic cells floating in clear spaces resembli...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nassar H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial endometrioid adenocarcinoma (EEC) is the most common malignancy of the female genital tract, partly attributable to chronic estrogen exposure secondary to increased obesity rates. Tumor stage, which in most cases is based on depth of invasion (DOI), is of critical importance in determining if additional tr...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Cole AJ,Quick CM

更新日期：2013-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasms and pseudotumors of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are very uncommon. Early recognition of such will prevent therapeutic delay and may have a dramatic impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Included in rare TMJ lesions are the following: 1) synovial chondromatosis, 2) osteochondroma, 3) osteoma, 4) os...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Warner BF,Luna MA,Robert Newland T

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastric-type endocervical adenocarcinoma (GAS) is a recently described diagnostic entity originally characterized as a tumor with (1) voluminous cytoplasm that is (2) clear or pale eosinophilic, and (3) cells showing distinct cell borders. Since the initial tumor description there has been accumulating experience that...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Pirog EC,Park KJ,Kiyokawa T,Zhang X,Chen W,Jenkins D,Quint W

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarrays began to be used to study gene expression profiles in the mid-1990s, but it was only after 2000 that serious attempts have been made to apply this technology to investigate sarcomas. Microarray technologies provide a comprehensive survey of active molecular pathways and potential molecular targets for diag...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nielsen TO

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) has arisen as a novel ancillary test for the pathological diagnosis of melanoma. It is an outgrowth of studies using comparative genomic hybridization, a technique capable of surveying the entire genome for DNA copy number changes. An original report published in 2009 showed h...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Song J,Mooi WJ,Petronic-Rosic V,Shea CR,Stricker T,Krausz T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00