Small cell neuroendocrine carcinoma of the breast: a report of three cases and review of the literature.

abstract：AIMS:To determine the potential efficiency of molecular markers specific for neoplastic change--mutations of the K-ras oncogene and the p53 tumour suppressor gene--in diagnosing pancreatic carcinoma. METHODS:Archival cytology samples obtained from 17 patients with established pancreatic carcinoma were assayed for alte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： van Es JM,Polak MM,van den Berg FM,Ramsoekh TB,Craanen ME,Hruban RH,Offerhaus GJ

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous Cushing's syndrome is a rare endocrine disorder that incurs significant cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, due to glucocorticoid excess. It comprises adrenal (20%) and non-adrenal (80%) aetiologies. While the majority of cases are attributed to pituitary or ectopic corticotropin (ACTH) overproduction, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Duan K,Gomez Hernandez K,Mete O

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Accurate assessment of invasive breast cancer grade on needle core biopsy (NCB) is important as it guides treatment. AIM:To assess the agreement between grade of invasive cancer on NCB and excision and determine whether altering the mitotic count score threshold on NCB improves it. METHODS:Pathology slides...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dhaliwal CA,Graham C,Loane J

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To clarify a clinical entity of juvenile polyposis of the stomach compared with generalised juvenile gastrointestinal polyposis. METHODS:The clinicopathological features of juvenile polyposis dominantly involving the stomach at initial presentation were reviewed in 12 patients (three new patients and nine from th...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hizawa K,Iida M,Yao T,Aoyagi K,Fujishima M

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vitro morphological and functional studies were carried out on platelets which had been cryopreserved in the presence of 5% dimethyl sulphoxide (DMSO). Overall loss of platelets was around 50%. Those which survived freezing and reconstitution showed marked morphological deterioration, increase of procoagulant activ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baythoon H,Tuddenham EG,Hutton RA

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine a model for the evaluation of appropriateness of testing in an emergency biochemistry laboratory. METHODS:A model was devised in which incoming emergency test requests were categorised as appropriate or inappropriate. Explicit criteria were used to define eight minor categories, which were chosen to ref...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Murphy MJ,Galloway PJ,Hinnie J,McIlroy J,Dryburgh FJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:For breast and prostate cancer, a gene expression signature of the tumour is associated with the development of distant metastases. Regarding head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), the only known risk factor is the presence of > or =3 tumour-positive lymph nodes. AIM:To evaluate whether a HNSCC gene...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Braakhuis BJ,Senft A,de Bree R,de Vries J,Ylstra B,Cloos J,Kuik DJ,Leemans CR,Brakenhoff RH

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) is an increasingly used therapeutic strategy for rectal cancer. Clinically, it remains a major challenge to predict therapeutic response and patient outcome after CRT. Rsf-1 (HBXAP), a novel nuclear protein with histone chaperon function, mediates ATPase-dependent chromatin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lin CY,Tian YF,Wu LC,Chen LT,Lin LC,Hsing CH,Lee SW,Sheu MJ,Lee HH,Wang YH,Shiue YL,Wu WR,Huang HY,Hsu HP,Li CF,Chen SH

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Dysfunctional prothrombin residue Arg596 associated mutation has been found to precipitate venous thromboembolism (VTE). In the current study we investigated the prevalence of Arg596 associated mutations in Chinese patients with VTE and explored the functional impact of Arg596Gln mutation on coagulation function i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wu X,Li L,Ding Q,Wang X,Wu F,Wu W

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the prognostic impact of the width of negative surgical margins (NSM) and associated and preinvasive lesions at the NSM in patients with penile squamous cell cancer (PSC). METHODS:Enrolling 87 patients with NSM who underwent surgery for PSC, the archived margin slides and entirely wax-embedded surgica...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gunia S,Koch S,Jain A,May M

更新日期：2014-03-01 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：AIMS:Positive direct antiglobulin tests (DATs) are valuable in identifying the aetiology of autoimmune haemolysis and in guiding therapeutic intervention. However, in HIV-positive individuals with background polyclonal gammopathy, a positive DAT in the absence of haemolysis is common. In this setting, IgG quantificatio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chetty T,Bouwer N,Wan YO,Mahlangu J

更新日期：2020-12-16 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：AIM:To develop an expert system model for the diagnosis of fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of the breast. METHODS:Knowledge and uncertainty were represented in the form of a Bayesian belief network which permitted the combination of diagnostic evidence in a cumulative manner and provided a final probability for...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hamilton PW,Anderson N,Bartels PH,Thompson D

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovium was collected from 15 patients who were undergoing joint surgery. Two groups were defined by clinical diagnosis: patients with primary osteoarthritis (n = 4); and those with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 11). The synovium was studied using histological and morphometric techniques. In agreement with previous studi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kennedy TD,Plater-Zyberk C,Partridge TA,Woodrow DF,Maini RN

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Fibrinogen plays a crucial role in the pathophysiology of tumour cell growth, invasion and metastasis. The aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of pretreatment plasma fibrinogen levels in patients with diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL) METHODS: Data from 372 patients with DLBCL, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Troppan KT,Melchardt T,Wenzl K,Schlick K,Deutsch A,Bullock MD,Reitz D,Beham-Schmid C,Weiss L,Neureiter D,Tränkenschuh W,Greil R,Neumeister P,Egle A,Pichler M

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ hybridisation, immunohistochemistry, and morphological analysis for the detection of cytomegalovirus (CMV) were compared in routinely processed tissue sections from a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) and widespread CMV infection. Both in situ hybridisation and immunohistochemistry with t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Niedobitek G,Finn T,Herbst H,Gerdes J,Grillner L,Landqvist M,Wirgart BZ,Stein H

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess the ability of the commercially available monoclonal antibody 1B12 (BioGenex, San Ramon, USA) to identify C albicans in formalin fixed, paraffin wax embedded material (FFPE). METHODS:Broth cultures of 20 strains of seven Candida species were resuspended in 4% agarose blocks, fixed in formalin for 24 hour...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Williams DW,Jones HS,Allison RT,Potts AJ,Lewis MA

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Large granular lymphocyte (LGL) leukaemia is considered a mature T-cell or natural killer (NK) cell neoplasm, characterised by a clonal proliferation of LGL. AIMS:To analyse the characteristics and to establish (if possible) the prognostic parameters of these patients diagnosed in a single centre: Univers...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Uranga A,González C,Furundarena JR,Robado N,Rey M,Aragon L,Urreta I,Aranbarri A,De Juan MD,Araiz M

更新日期：2021-01-21 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapidly fatal case of enteritis necroticans in a 24 year old man with diabetes was caused by Clostridium perfringens type C. The role of beta toxin in the disease is discussed. This type has not been previously described as a causative agent in necrotising bowel disease of man outside endemic areas. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Severin WP,de la Fuente AA,Stringer MF

更新日期：1984-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida spp are the fourth most common group of nosocomial pathogens isolated from patients on medical, surgical, and intensive care wards. Polymicrobial candidaemia has rarely been described. The diagnosis of candidaemia from peripheral blood smears has not been widely reported. This report describes the case of a yo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yera H,Poulain D,Lefebvre A,Camus D,Sendid B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A biological method for detecting streptococcal nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide glycohydrolase (NADG) is presented, based on its ability to inhibit the growth of Haemophilus parainfluenzae. Three hundred clinical isolates of beta-haemolytic streptococci were tested. All isolates producing NADG belonged to Lancefield...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Green NE

更新日期：1979-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Microring YT is a commercial system for identifying clinical yeast isolates. The system uses a series of discs impregnated with inhibitory agents mounted on a ring. The pattern of growth and inhibition produced provides a six digit code which can be compared with a table provided by the manufacturer. The performan...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ridgway EJ,Allen KD

更新日期：1991-09-01 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：BACKGROUND/AIMS:The programmed cell death receptor 1 (PD-1) checkpoint inhibitor, nivolumab, has been approved for the treatment of metastatic renal cell carcinoma (RCC). However, the understanding of the expression and distribution of PD ligand 1 (PD-L1) in the tumour immune microenvironment and its prognostic role in...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yeong J,Zhao Z,Lim JCT,Li H,Thike AA,Koh VCY,Teh BT,Kanesvaran R,Toh CK,Tan PH,Khor LY

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of islet cell necrosis in neonates are reported. The association of this rare condition with antepartum haemorrhage, anoxia, shock and intravascular coagulation are discussed. The clinical and morphological appearances were compared with previous descriptions of this condition and an association with neona...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roberts PF

更新日期：1987-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Xanthine oxidase (XO) activity was found to be negligible in sterile human urines (less than 480 units, as presently defined, per litre). Significant XO activity was found in all urines containing more than 10(5) bacteria/ml, except for urines infected with Staphylococcus aureus, in which XO activity ranged from 347 t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Giler S,Henig EF,Urca I,Sperling O,de Vries A

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rapid and reproducible technique for in situ hybridisation, using biotin labelled probes for the Y chromosome, human DNA, hepatitis B virus DNA and cytomegalovirus DNA on formalin fixed, paraffin embedded liver tissue, was developed. The degree of proteolytic digestion of tissue specimens is critical to ensure adequ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Naoumov NV,Alexander GJ,Eddleston AL,Williams R

更新日期：1988-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoma-associated fibroblast (CAF) as prominent cell type of the tumour microenvironment has complex interaction with both the cancer cells and other non-neoplastic surrounding cells. The CAF-derived regulators and extracellular matrix proteins can support cancer progression by providing a protective microenvironme...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Valcz G,Sipos F,Tulassay Z,Molnar B,Yagi Y

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method for the simultaneous labelling of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) and membrane antigens is described. TdT is visualised in the cell nucleus with the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) method, and the immunogold method is used in combination with monoclonal antibodies against membrane antigens. The mo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tavares de Castro J,San Miguel JF,Soler J,Catovsky D

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00