Central HER2 IHC and FISH analysis in a trastuzumab (Herceptin) phase II monotherapy study: assessment of test sensitivity and impact of chromosome 17 polysomy.

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：:A case of florid rheumatoid heart disease with complete heart block is described, and the histopathology of the atrioventricular conducting tissue is described in detail. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harris M

更新日期：1970-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One hundred prostates from 20 to 40 year old men obtained at necropsy were completely sectioned and studied microscopically. Atypical hyperplasia was found in 10 (20%) of 20-29 year old men and in 12 (24%) of 30-40 year old men. The prostates with atypical hyperplasia had similar weights as those without, and the atyp...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brawn PN,Speights VO,Contin JU,Bayardo RJ,Kuhl DL

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:As the best characterised cancer/testis antigen family members, melanoma-associated antigens (MAGE) have been reported to be expressed in various malignant tumours. However, the expression pattern of MAGE-A family in lung adenocarcinoma (LAC) specimens and their prognostic and therapeutic significance for pa...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sang M,Gu L,Yin D,Liu F,Lian Y,Zhang X,Liu S,Huang W,Wu Y,Shan B

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Mycosis fungoides (MF) is the most common skin lymphoid neoplasm. In initial stages, differential diagnosis of MF from other benign dermal lymphoid infiltrates (BDLI) may be impossible on morphological basis alone. In previous studies, only deletion of CD7 in MF proved to be of diagnostic help, but not the r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lira M,Schenka AA,Magna LA,Cotta AC,Cintra ML,de Souza EM,Brousset P,Vassallo J

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three hundred and ninety eight serum samples from 270 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody positive asymptomatic homosexual men were tested in the Abbott and Dupont HIV antigen ELISA tests. In the Abbott test 62 (16%) of the sera were positive, according to the manufacturer's instructions, compared with 55 (14%...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shanson DC,Brown KE,Goonesekera S,Gazzard B,Coates AR

更新日期：1990-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the effect of cellulosic dialysis membranes on the production of complement degradation products to determine to the role of the classical pathway. METHOD:Complement activation was studied in 33 patients during a single haemodialysis session using cellulosic membranes. Pre- and post-dialysis plasma EDTA...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Innes A,Farrell AM,Burden RP,Morgan AG,Powell RJ

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the optimal method for the detection of campylobacters from stool samples by comparing selective culture with membrane filtration and the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). METHODS:Three hundred and forty three stool samples were investigated by each of the three methods mentioned above. Selective cu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kulkarni SP,Lever S,Logan JM,Lawson AJ,Stanley J,Shafi MS

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To validate the Singapore nomogram for outcome prediction in breast phyllodes tumours in a large cohort of Singaporean patients, as previous validation studies were conducted on small numbers of patients. We also investigate the association of fibroadenomas and phyllodes tumours within a subset of our cohort. MET...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chng TW,Gudi M,Lim SH,Li H,Tan PH

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) is an alternative to immunohistochemistry or FISH for the assessment of HER2 oncogene status in breast cancer. Although CISH is being used increasingly in routine diagnostics, there are no established inter-laboratory quality assurance programmes for this test. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Di Palma S,Collins N,Bilous M,Sapino A,Mottolese M,Kapranos N,Schmitt F,Isola J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the sensitivity and specificity of new rabbit monoclonal antibody SP3 with those of mouse monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal antibodies using HER2 amplification defined by chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) as the gold standard. METHODS:Serial sections from tissue microarrays (TMAs) containing 84 b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nunes CB,Rocha RM,Reis-Filho JS,Lambros MB,Rocha GF,Sanches FS,Oliveira FN,Gobbi H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an ovarian serous epithelial neoplasm of borderline type admixed with sarcomatous elements is reported. This combination seems to be extremely rare with only four cases previously reported. It may represent a type of collision tumour or the development of a sarcoma in a growth with borderline differentiation...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Allen C,Stephens M,Williams J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pre-eclampsia complicated by deep jaundice occurred in a previously healthy primigravida. The main aetiological factor was disseminated intravascular coagulation; this caused both haemolysis and liver cell necrosis. Liver biopsy showed fibrin thrombi in the capillaries with microhaemorrhages and loss of periportal liv...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Long RG,Scheuer PJ,Sherlock S

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pancreatic endocrine tumour arising within a serous cystadenoma is reported. A 49 year old woman was admitted with a history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss of two months duration. She had been diabetic for 12 years. An epigastric mass was palpated in the physical examination, and computed tomo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ustün MO,Tuğyan N,Tunakan M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To describe characteristics of a series of people accidentally and deliberately killed by air powered weapons. METHODS:Five cases of fatal airgun injury were identified by forensic pathologists and histopathologists. The circumstances surrounding the case, radiological examination, and pathological findings are d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Milroy CM,Clark JC,Carter N,Rutty G,Rooney N

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a case of atypical mucin-producing bronchial carcinoid in a 40-year-old man covert metastases were present at the time of lobectomy and were revealed at necropsy--a feature highlighting the malignant potential of the atypical carcinoid. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sweeney EC,Cooney T

更新日期：1978-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet adhesiveness has been measured in citrated whole blood and in platelet-rich plasma obtained from normal subjects, splenectomized patients, and from patients in whom the diagnosis of recurrent venous thrombosis had been made. The duration of centrifugation used in the preparation of platelet-rich plasma was fo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McBride JA

更新日期：1968-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of temperature, time of storage, and presence of air bubbles in specimens for blood gas analysis was studied. The results show that air bubbles in a 10% proportion are undesirable because of significant elevation in the PO2, and the storage of anaerobic blood samples at room temperature (25 degrees C) is ac...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Madiedo G,Sciacca R,Hause L

更新日期：1980-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous melanoma causes most of the skin cancer deaths in the USA. Melanoma is the fifth most common cancer among men and the sixth most common cancer among women. The incidence of melanoma has risen sharply over the past three decades. In this review, which is informed by our extensive experience at a large cancer ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Trinidad CM,Torres-Cabala CA,Curry JL,Prieto VG,Aung PP

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratory studies on clotrimazole showed that it had marked activity in vitro against all the Candida spp. and Cryptococcus spp. tested, against almost all strains of dermatophytes, and against Aspergillus spp and other fungal genera responsible for systemic mycoses; it had limited activity towards Gram-positive bact...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holt RJ,Newman RL

更新日期：1972-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here, we report the pathological findings of nine complete autopsies of individuals who died in community settings in the UK, three of which were positive for severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), three tested negative for SARS-CoV-2 but are likely false negatives, and three died of other respi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Youd E,Moore L

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum IgM, IgA, and IgG concentrations were measured in 19 patients suffering from blood-dependent homozygous beta-thalassaemia. The study was prospective and the same patients served as presplenectomy controls. IgG levels rose rapidly and continuously after splenectomy IgA levels also rose but not so sharply. IgM fel...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Constantoulakis M,Trichopoulos D,Avgoustaki O,Economidou J

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The miR-9 family microRNAs (miRNAs) are tumour suppressor miRNAs implicated in carcinogenesis. We postulated that miR-9-1, miR-9-2 and miR-9-3 may be inactivated by aberrant promoter methylation in multiple myeloma (MM). METHODS:Methylation of miR-9-1, miR-9-2 and miR-9-3 was studied by methylation-specific PCR (...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zhang Q,Wang LQ,Wong KY,Li ZY,Chim CS

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development and evaluation of a new selective medium for Streptococcus pneumoniae is described. It is shown that the new medium (crystal violet-nalidixic acid-gentamicin agar:CVNG) is highly selective for Strep. pneumoniae in sputum specimens containing other organisms and is also sensitive, being only marginally ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols T,Freeman R

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a radioimmunoassay technique serum alpha-fetoprotein could be detected in healthy adults in concentrations of less than 20 microgram/l. Of patients with acute, viral hepatitis 43% exhibited a transient rise of serum alpha-fetoprotein, the peak occurring eight to nine days after the maximum recorded serum asparta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eleftheriou N,Heathcote J,Thomas HC,Sherlock S

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:The role of single mutations has been extensively studied myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), but the impact of genetic aberrations in the context of other mutations is less well understood. BCOR is an epigenetic transcriptional corepressor. In MDS, BCOR mutations are rare and certain mutations are associated...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Badaat I,Mirza S,Padron E,Sallman D,Komrokji R,Song J,Hussaini MO

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the IRIS flow microscope for the examination of urine specimens and to compare its performance with that of manual methods; in addition, to assess its usefulness as a screening system for the detection of significant bacteriuria in a routine clinical laboratory. METHODS:The IRIS system was compared wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughes C,Roebuck MJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

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：AIM:To establish the diagnostic value of in situ hybridisation and the nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in detecting clinically relevant cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in upper gastrointestinal biopsies from heart transplant patients. METHODS:Test sensitivity and specificity for detection of CMV early gene RNA ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Muir SW,Murray J,Farquharson MA,Wheatley DJ,McPhaden AR

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The incidence of RAS/RAF/PI3KA and TP53 gene mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) is well established. Less information, however, is available on other components of the CRC genomic landscape, which are potential CRC prognostic/predictive markers. METHODS:Following a previous validation study, ion-semiconductor n...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Malapelle U,Pisapia P,Sgariglia R,Vigliar E,Biglietto M,Carlomagno C,Giuffrè G,Bellevicine C,Troncone G

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00