Pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma of the adrenal gland with osteoclast-like giant cells.

abstract：:A case of pancreatic acinar cell tumor (ACC) is presented in a 10-year-old boy. The tumor manifested clinically with Cushing's syndrome, high serum adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and cortisol concentrations. In addition, excessive serum levels of alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) were detected. Surgical resection was not po...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Illyés G,Luczay A,Benyó G,Kálmán A,Borka K,Köves K,Rácz K,Tulassay T,Schaff Z

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid carcinoma is the most common malignancy of the endocrine system worldwide, but its molecular mechanisms remain unclear. Some diseases are associated with TEKT4 gene. However, its role in thyroid carcinoma has yet to be fully examined. This study was designed to investigate the function of TEKT4 in papillary th...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Zheng Z,Zhou X,Cai Y,Chen E,Zhang X,Wang O,Wang Q,Liu H

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Breast carcinomas often metastasize into various organs, most commonly into the lung and rather infrequently into the pineal gland. There were only 20 cases of the latter recorded until 1950. Currently, the total number of reported cases, including this report, is 74. At Sunnybrook Health Science Centre, between 1984 ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Kerenyi NA,Pandula E,Feuer GM

更新日期：1994-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas are neuroendocrine neoplasias of neural crest origin. Genetic mutations that are characterized in other human neoplasms are rarely seen in these tumors. About 10% of the patients with pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas present with a family history of von Hippel-Lindau disease (V...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Dannenberg H,Komminoth P,Dinjens WN,Speel EJ,de Krijger RR

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumor was initially thought to be a pleura-based tumor. However, over the last two decades, its involvement in a variety of extrapleural sites gained recognition. Nonetheless, a primary involvement of the endocrine organs is rare, and in this report, we detail an instance where the tumor affected the ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Ho YH,Yap WM,Chuah KL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical staining for parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrp) was investigated on cryosections of 17 normal-sized human parathyroid glands, 47 adenomatous and hyperplastic glands of hypercalcemic patients with primary or uremic hyperparathyroidism, and 5 metastases of parathyroid carcinoma. Utilizing a ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Hellman P,Bjerneroth G,Juhlin C,Ridefelt P,Rastad J,Åkerström G,Jüppner H

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extranodal extension (ENE) is a prognostic indicator of aggressiveness for papillary thyroid cancer (PTC). The association between the size of metastatic nodes and the prevalence of ENE has not been previously explored. However, there is a common belief that small lymph nodes with metastatic disease do not significant...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Rowe ME,Ozbek U,Machado RA,Yue LE,Hernandez-Prera JC,Valentino A,Qazi M,Brandwein-Weber M,Liu X,Wenig BM,Urken ML

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increase in the detection of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been influenced by the finding of incidental tumours. To this group, carcinomas measuring less than 1 cm (the so-called microcarcinomas) as well as those above 1 cm belong. Analyzing a case series from our own experience, this paper focuses ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Pagni F,Jaconi M,Delitala A,Garancini M,Maternini M,Bono F,Giani A,Smith A,San Gerardo Hospital collaborators group.

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-yr old female presented with Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic ACTH production. At the time of initial diagnosis an obvious source for the Cushing's syndrome was not found and the patient was treated with bilateral adrenalectomy. Three years later she presented with hyperpigmentation and evidence of ACTH overprod...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Chetty R,Serra S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD44 and orthopedia homeobox protein (OTP) expressions have shown to be predictive of overall survival in pulmonary carcinoid (PC) tumours. The scope of the present study was to validate their role in PC patients and investigate potential application in clinical practice. Data was collected from patients presenting to...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Papaxoinis G,Nonaka D,O'Brien C,Sanderson B,Krysiak P,Mansoor W

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma to thyroid gland is very rare and usually associated with other distal metastasis. This report describes for the first time isolated multiple bilateral thyroid metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. A 67-year-old man who is known as a case of prostatic adenocarcinoma...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Albsoul NM,Obeidat FN,Hadidy AM,Alzoubi MN,Taib AA,Shahait AD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) and Hashimoto's thyroiditis (HT) is controversial. In this study, we aimed to compare preoperative thyroid functions, ultrasonography (US) features, fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) results, and histopathological characteristics of PTC in patients with and ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Baser H,Ozdemir D,Cuhaci N,Aydin C,Ersoy R,Kilicarslan A,Cakir B

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence and histology of cysts in the adenohypophysis of adult male Wistar rats are reported. Of sixty pituitaries studied 13 of them (21.6%) presented a single cyst located in the pars distalis. The cysts varied in shape and size and were usually multilocular. Two of them were connected with the subdural space ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Quintanar-Stephano A,Muñoz Fernández L,Quintanar JL,Kovacs K

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue sections from 50 cases with thyroid tumors, composed of 11 follicular adenomas, 10 follicular carcinomas, 14 papillary carcinomas, 10 anaplastic carcinomas, and 5 medullary carcinomas, were immunohistochemically analyzed for representative neuroendocrine markers. Immunoexpression ratios of these neuroendocrine ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Satoh F,Umemura S,Yasuda M,Osamura RY

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-one autopsy-obtained human pituitaries were studied by histology, immunocytochemistry, and in situ hybridization to elucidate the characteristics of squamous-cell nests in the pars tuberaiis. Histologically, squamous-cell nests were composed of aggregates of squamous epithelial cells or squamous epithelial cell...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Sumi T,Stefeneanu L,Kovacs K

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyperparathyroidism is caused mainly by three different conditions: namely, secondary hyperplasia, primary hyperplasia, and adenoma with only a few cases due to carcinomas. Histological distinction among these diseases is still difficult. In an attempt to characterize the three conditions, 17 cases from patients with ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Shan L,Iwasaki A,Utsunomiya H,Kawano I,Matsuura N,Kobayashi A,Kuma K,Kakudo K

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty-four acromegalic patients were treated with octreotide subcutaneously for periods of 3 to 6 weeks (group I, 12 cases) or 6 months (group II, 12 cases) before transsphenoidal surgery. Radiological studies performed in 19 patients before and at the end of this treatment period revealed no changes in 8 cases. In 8...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Beckers A,Kovacs K,Horvath E,Abs R,Reznik M,Stevenaert A

更新日期：1991-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Somatostatin type 2A receptor (sstr2A) has been shown to be directly involved in the transduction of antiproliferative effects and also to be the most predominant sstr subtype in human normal breast epithelium, as well as in human breast carcinoma. We investigated the immunoreactivity of sstr2A in 34 cases of human br...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Pilichowska M,Kimura N,Schindler M,Suzuki A,Yoshida R,Nagura H

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytoma is a catecholamine (CA)-producing tumor that is classified into two types: the norepinephrine (NE) and the mixed NE and epinephrine type (E-type) from plasma CA levels. Phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase (PNMT) is the terminal enzyme in CA synthesis; it catalyzes the synthesis of E from NE. It is ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Kimura N,Togo A,Sugimoto T,Nata K,Okamoto H,Nagatsu I,Nagura H

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in thyroid cancer progression may provide targets for more effective treatment of aggressive thyroid cancers. Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a major pathologic mechanism in tumor progression and is linked to the acquisition of stem-like properties of cancer c...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Montemayor-Garcia C,Hardin H,Guo Z,Larrain C,Buehler D,Asioli S,Chen H,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The BRAF(V600E) mutation is specific for thyroid papillary cancer (PTC) and correlates with PTCs invasiveness. This study investigated whether detection of BRAF(V600E) mutation can be performed on routinely stained FNABs. We also examined if establishment of the BRAF(V600E) mutation could help in identification of pat...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Patel A,Klubo-Gwiezdzinska J,Hoperia V,Larin A,Jensen K,Bauer A,Vasko V

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report clinicopathological features of a large series of synchronous multiple pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) of different cell lineages. Retrospective review of pathology records from 2001 to 2016 identified 13 synchronous multiple PitNETs from 1055 PitNETs classified using pituitary cell-lineage transcr...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Mete O,Alshaikh OM,Cintosun A,Ezzat S,Asa SL

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In cases of follicular neoplasm identified by thyroid fine-needle aspiration (FNA), surgery is required to achieve a precise diagnosis. We investigated potential clinical factors for the preoperative prediction of malignancy in thyroid nodules with a cytological diagnosis of follicular neoplasm. We retrospectively rev...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Lee SH,Baek JS,Lee JY,Lim JA,Cho SY,Lee TH,Ku YH,Kim HI,Kim MJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The functional differentiation of pituitary cells and adenomas follows the combination of transcription factors and co-factors in three cell lineages [growth hormone-prolactin-thyroid-stimulating hormone lineage, adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)/pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) lineage, and follicular stimulating hormon...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Suzuki M,Egashira N,Kajiya H,Minematsu T,Takekoshi S,Tahara S,Sanno N,Teramoto A,Osamura RY

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulinoma-associated protein 1 (INSM1) and orthopedia homeobox (OTP) are transcription factors that play a critical role in neuroendocrine (NE) and neuroepithelial cell development. INSM1 has been identified in multiple tumors of NE or neuroepithelial origin, whereas OTP expression has been mainly studied in NE tumor...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Roy M,Buehler DG,Zhang R,Schwalbe ML,Baus RM,Salamat MS,Lloyd RV,Rosenbaum JN

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors (PanNETs) are graded on the basis of their proliferative activity. Cytological samples are commonly the only samples available, but the determination of Ki-67 in cytology and its reliability as a measure of tumor mitotic activity is not well settled. We have retrospectively reviewed al...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Díaz Del Arco C,Díaz Pérez JÁ,Ortega Medina L,Sastre Valera J,Fernández Aceñero MJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 31-year-old woman was incidentally found to have a large right adrenal mass by computed tomography imaging and underwent a workup that included endocrinological evaluation and positron emission tomography imaging. Laboratory results revealed the mass to be non-functioning. Imaging studies revealed a 9-cm heterogeneo...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Lin J,Wasco MJ,Korobkin M,Doherty G,Giordano TJ

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of whether thyroxine (T(4)) and thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) affect mitoses in pituitary thyrotrophs (Tt) and somatotrophs (St) of hypothyroid rats was investigated. Fifteen day thyroidectomized (Tx) rats were used. Groups of Tx animals received T(4) or TRH or both. Except 6 and 24 h TRH groups, th...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Quintanar-Stephano A,Valverde-R C,Kovacs K

更新日期：1999-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pituitary contains estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and androgen receptor (AR). In accordance with immunocytochemistry, it is agreed that sex hormone receptors reside into the nucleus. All three receptors are found predominantly in gonadotrophs and lactotrophs, and less frequently in other cell ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Stefaneanu L

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a consistently present, previously unrecognized, population of monocytes in pheochromocytomas and paragangliomas. Although sustentacular cells are generally recognized as a common component of these tumors, differential immunohistochemical staining for CD163 and S100 shows that monocytes can in fact be mor...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Farhat NA,Powers JF,Shepard-Barry A,Dahia P,Pacak K,Tischler AS

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00