Endobronchial ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration and liquid-based thin-layer cytology.

abstract：:A 65-year-old woman with a history of a left heminephrectomy for renal carcinoma developed hypercalcaemia 11 years after the operation. The same kidney was found to contain a recurrent renal carcinoma. After the radical nephrectomy of the left kidney, hypercalcaemia remitted but reappeared 11 months later. The right k...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Szwed JJ,Gott LJ,Lempke RE,Seo IS

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phosphate in both inorganic and organic form is essential for several functions in the body. Plasma phosphate level is maintained by a complex interaction between intestinal absorption, renal tubular reabsorption, and the transcellular movement of phosphate between intracellular fluid and bone storage pools. This home...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leung J,Crook M

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transmembrane serine protease 2 is encoded by the TMPRSS2 gene. The gene is widely conserved and has two isoforms, both being autocatalytically activated from the inactive zymogen form. A fusion gene between the TMPRSS2 gene and ERG (erythroblast-specific-related gene), an oncogenic transcription factor, is the most c...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thunders M,Delahunt B

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC) is an autoimmune liver disease characterised by the presence of various laboratory abnormalities but the precise role of laboratory staff in initiating clinical referral and subsequent biopsy is not clear. OBJECTIVE:To examine the impact of laboratory abnormalities in the inv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sinclair D,Spedding A,Young R

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the value of squamous mucosal histology in the assessment of patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms. METHODS:Sixty six patients with reflux symptoms underwent endoscopy with oesophageal biopsy, manometry, and 24 hour oesophageal pH testing. The following histological features were assessed ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bowrey DJ,Williams GT,Clark GW

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Ewing's sarcoma and peripheral primitive neuroectodermal tumour (pPNET) are now regarded as two morphological ends of a spectrum of neoplasms, characterised by a t(11;22) or other related chromosomal translocation involving the EWS gene on chromosome 22 and referred to as Ewing family of tumours (EFTs). EFTs...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McCluggage WG,Sumathi VP,Nucci MR,Hirsch M,Dal Cin P,Wells M,Flanagan AM,Fisher C

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonococcal isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin collected from 2004 to 2005, in the Pretoria region, were characterised using Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST). The isolates were obtained from men presenting with urethritis to primary healthcare clinics and general practitioners. All isolate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： De Jongh M,Dangor Y,Ison CA,Hoosen AA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Nowadays, extracellular vesicles are of great interest in prostate cancer (PCa) research. Asparagine (N)-linked glycosylation could play a significant role in the pathological mechanism of these vesicles. We investigated if prostatic protein N-glycosylation profiles were related to urinary vesicle-associated prosta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vermassen T,D'Herde K,Jacobus D,Van Praet C,Poelaert F,Lumen N,Callewaert N,Decaestecker K,Villeirs G,Hoebeke P,Van Belle S,Rottey S,Delanghe J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Most benign breast fibroepithelial lesions (FEL) in adults harbour recurrent somatic MED12 exon 2 mutations and rare TERT promoter hotspot mutations. We sought to determine the frequency of MED12 exon 2 and TERT promoter hotspot mutations in fibroadenomas (FA) and benign phyllodes tumours (BePT) in adolescents and...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pareja F,Da Cruz Paula A,Murray MP,Hoang T,Gularte-Mérida R,Brown D,da Silva EM,Sebastiao APM,Giri DD,Weigelt B,Reis-Filho JS,Brogi E

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of interstitial pneumonia are described. They were characterized by mononuclear cell infiltration of the alveolar walls and protein-rich exudate into the alveolar cavities, with localized hyaline membrane formation. Coxsackie B5 virus was isolated from the lungs of both patients at necropsy. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Flewett TH

更新日期：1965-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional prostate adenocarcinomas consist mainly of tumour cells of luminal immunophenotype with scattered neuroendocrine (NE) cells. NE cells are defined by chromogranin A (CGA) immunoreactivity. Unlike luminal cells, NE cells lack androgen receptor (AR) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) immunoreactivity. This ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roudier MP,True LD,Vessella RL,Higano CS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter pyloridis is a spiral bacterium which was seen by histopathologists several years before it was cultured in 1982 in Perth, Western Australia. It has unique cellular fatty acids, predominantly tetradecanoic acid and cis-11, 12 methylene octadecanoic acid. It also has a unique ultrastructure which is diffe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Goodwin CS,Armstrong JA,Marshall BJ

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate serum placental-type alkaline phosphatase (PLAP-type) activities in women with squamous and glandular malignancies of the reproductive tract using an immunoradiometric assay. METHODS:PLAP-type immunoreactivity was measured in 180 women with non-ovarian malignancies of the reproductive tract and the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ind TE,Iles RK,Carter PG,Lowe DG,Shepherd JH,Hudson CN,Chard T

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of IgD myeloma accompanied by diffuse osteosclerosis is reported. A trephine biopsy specimen showed only reticulin fibrosis, but histomorphometric analysis of a full thickness transiliac bone biopsy specimen showed increased trabecular bone mass, with no local deposit of tumour. An excess of bone surfaces were ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： MacCallum PK,Freemont AJ,Geary CG,Liu Yin JA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Coronary heart disease is associated with increased B-type natriuretic peptides (BNPs), and, although controversial, may cause exaggerated exercise-induced BNP secretion. We investigated BNP in relation to reversible myocardial ischaemia. MATERIALS AND METHODS:Serum N-terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) was measure...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chatha K,Alsoud M,Griffiths MJ,Elfatih A,Abozguia K,Horton RC,Dunmore SJ,Gama R

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the association between Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis and HLA-DR antigen (class II antigen) expression. METHODS:Fifty endoscopic gastric biopsy specimens were studied for the presence of H pylori, degree and type of inflammation, and for HLA-DR antigen expression in the epithelium. The cases ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wee A,Teh M,Kang JY

更新日期：1992-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether Ki-67 immunoexpression in penile squamous cell carcinoma (PSCC) has a prognostic value and correlates with lymph node metastasis, human papillomavirus (HPV) infection and patient survival. METHODS:148 formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded PSCC samples were tissue-microarrayed, including 97 usual-t...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stankiewicz E,Ng M,Cuzick J,Mesher D,Watkin N,Lam W,Corbishley C,Berney DM

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a histological study of normal osteoid tissue in man, the monkey, the dog, and the rat, using thin microtome sections of plastic-embedded undecalcified bone, are described. Osteoid tissue covers the entire bone surface, except for areas of active resorption, although the thickness of the layer of osteoi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raina V

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Five hundred and seven strains of bacteria isolated from the urine of patients with significant bacteriuria (more than 10(8) colony-forming units per litre) were tested for sensitivity to co-trimoxazole by the agar diffusion technique. Each organism was tested with a combined disk containing trimethoprim and sulphamet...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Amyes SG,Telfer Brunton WA

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CLINICAL QUESTION:A 77-year-old man presented with haematuria. Cystoscopy revealed a papillary tumour in the trigone region of the bladder. A TURBT was performed. Review the high-quality, interactive digital Aperio slide at http://virtualacp.com/JCPCases/jclinpath-2016-204015 and consider your diagnosis. WHAT IS YOUR D...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trefor R,Varma M

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A questionnaire was circulated to clinical biochemistry laboratories in the North West Thames region of the United Kingdom requesting information on extralaboratory equipment. Data on the types and numbers of instruments in use, their relationship with the laboratory, and quality assurance procedures were obtained. La...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Burrin JM,Fyffe JA

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The systematic screening of 253 children with transfusion-dependent homozygous beta-thalassaemia revealed a high incidence of hepatitis B virus markers. The highest frequencies of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) were found in the group of patients with the smalle...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： De Virgiliis S,Fiorelli G,Fargion S,Cornacchia G,Sanna G,Cossu P,Murgia V,Cao A

更新日期：1980-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During 1971 and 1972, 71 cultures of neisseriae that attacked lactose were received by this laboratory. All strains except one from an eye swab were from the nasopharynx of healthy subjects. Nineteen similar strains from the nasopharynx were isolated in this laboratory. The characteristics of these strains were compar...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pykett AH

更新日期：1973-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case records and pathology of all children with kidney tumours treated in the West Midlands Health Authority Region (WMHAR) from 1957 to 1986 were reviewed. The histology was reviewed by a panel of three paediatric pathologists. Thirteen (6%) out of 211 cases were considered to have congenital mesoblastic nephroma...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barrantes JC,Toyn C,Muir KR,Parkes SE,Raafat F,Cameron AH,Marsden HB,Mann JR

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the sensitivity of commercially available diagnostic assays for Chlamydia trachomatis using a simple method. METHODS:Nine commercial assays and an "in-house" polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were evaluated using serial dilutions of a laboratory grown H serovar--four of them using a laboratory grown E ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thomas BJ,MacLeod EJ,Taylor-Robinson D

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of liquid media to detect the production of beta-lactamase by beta-lactamase producing organisms has been compared with the conventional method of inoculation on to agar media. Pharyngeal cultures were obtained from 162 children treated with penicillin for acute tonsillitis. beta-lactamase producing organisms ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brook I,Gober AE

更新日期：1984-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The finding of raised growth hormone concentrations in patients with secondary malignancy in the liver is reported. These concentrations were significantly higher than those found in patients with primary malignancy only or in those with non-hepatic secondaries. A wide range of malignancies was investigated and the hi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Andrews GS

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphological classification and diagnosis of bladder neoplasms is summarised, with specific focus on histological typing, grading and staging. Four diagnostic categories are described on the basis of the pattern of growth of the urothelial lesions and tumours (flat, exophytic or papillary, endophytic, and invasiv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Montironi R,Mazzucchelli R,Scarpelli M,Lopez-Beltran A,Cheng L

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Mitochondrial diseases form one of the largest groups of inborn errors of metabolism. The birth prevalence is approximately 1/5000 in well-studied populations, but little has been reported from Sub-Saharan Africa. The aim of this study was to describe the genetics underlying mitochondrial disease in South Africa. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Meldau S,Owen EP,Khan K,Riordan GT

更新日期：2020-10-28 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins (Mcm2-7) may be useful proliferation markers in dysplasia and cancer in various tissues. AIMS:To investigate the use of Mcm7 as a proliferation marker in 79 lymph node negative prostate cancers and compare it with Ki-67, a commonly use...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Padmanabhan V,Callas P,Philips G,Trainer TD,Beatty BG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00