"Missed" diagnoses of phyllodes tumor on breast biopsy: pathologic clues to its recognition.

abstract：:The aim of this study is to analyze all the cases of benign fibro-osseous lesions treated at School and Hospital of Stomatology, Wuhan University, to compare the results obtained in this study with those previously documented by other authors. The 127 cases diagnosed as a fibro-osseous lesion were retrieved, and infor...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Alsharif MJ,Sun ZJ,Chen XM,Wang SP,Zhao YF

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenomyoma and adenomyomatous hyperplasia are benign tumor-like lesions that rarely involve the major or minor duodenal papilla. We report the case of a 73-year-old patient who underwent a cephalic duodenopancreatectomy due to clinical and radiological evidence of underlying malignant neoplasm. The histopathology resu...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Gialamas E,Mormont M,Bagetakos I,Frossard JL,Morel P,Puppa G

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clear cell chondrosarcoma (CCCS) is a rare variant of conventional chondrosarcoma with low-grade malignant features that may be confused radiographically and histologically with chondroblastoma. We report a case of a 50-year-old female who presented with 6 months of left hip pain. Initial radiographs demonstrated an o...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kiefer RM,Wojcik J,Cooper K,Weber KL,Sebro R

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The International Society of Urological Pathology in 2010 recommended weighing prostates without seminal vesicles (SV) to include only prostate weight in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) density (PSAD) calculation, because SV do not produce PSA. Large retrospective cohorts exist with combined weight recorded that needs...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Tjionas GA,Epstein JI,Williamson SR,Diaz M,Menon M,Peabody JO,Gupta NS,Parekh DJ,Cote RJ,Jorda M,Kryvenko ON

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The true incidence of light chain deposition disease (LCDD) restricted to the central nervous system (CNS) is unknown. To our knowledge only 7 cases of LCDD restricted to the brain have been previously reported. We herein describe an unusual example. A 44-year-old man presented with a history of ischemic retinopathy i...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Mercado JJ,Markert JM,Meador W,Chapman P,Perry A,Hackney JR

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Background. In this single-institution study, we applied the current (eighth edition) American Joint Committee on Cancer pathologic staging criteria to 64 low-grade mucinous neoplasms of the appendix (LAMNs), examined their histopathologic features, and studied the patients' clinical outcomes. Design. Sixty-four LAMNs...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Wong M,Barrows B,Gangi A,Kim S,Mertens RB,Dhall D

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Here we present the case of a 73-year-old woman with an ulcerated, advanced, hepatoid, and α-fetoprotein-producing poorly differentiated (G3) primary gastric adenocarcinoma pT3 N3a M1 with multinucleated cells and evident neuroendocrine component. This tumor was consistent with giant cell tumor type gastric carcinoma ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Wincewicz A,Kowalik A,Zięba S,Lewitowicz P,Góźdź S,Sulkowski S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of histopathology for diagnosing celiac disease (CD) has been recently challenged. However, based in our experience with roughly 4,600 distal duodenal and jejunal biopsies in children it is apparent that appropriate biopsy site, handling, processing, and microscopic evaluation result in a consistent pattern o...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Drut R,Rúa EC

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In this study, we retrospectively evaluated cases of patients who had undergone appendectomy in our hospital and aimed to present the efficiency of diagnostic tests and demographic data of cases. Pathological reports were analyzed for the following parameters: age, gender, and pathological diagnosis. In addi...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Unver N,Coban G,Arıcı DS,Buyukpınarbasılı N,Gucin Z,Malya FÜ,Onaran OI,Topalan K

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcifying pseudoneoplasm of the neuraxis (CAPNON) is a rare tumor-like lesion with unclear pathogenesis. Collision lesions of CAPNONs with neoplasms are occasionally reported. In this article, we report the first case of collision lesions between CAPNON and rheumatoid nodules (RNs) in a patient with systemic lupus er...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Lu JQ,Popovic S,Provias J,Cenic A

更新日期：2020-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The majority of alveolar RMSs have t(2;13)(q35;q14) or (1:13)(p36;q14),which generate PAX3/7 -FKHR fusion genes. Here, the authors detected the PAX3/7-FKHR fusion transcripts in 17 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded RMSs and 26 other SRCTs using one-step RT-PCR. PAX3 -FKHR and PAX7-FKHR transcripts were positive in 4/8...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Chang B,Pang LJ,Qi Y,Liu CX,Cao Y,Li HA,Hu WH,Jiang JF,Zhang WJ,Li F

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Verruciform xanthoma is a rare benign verrucopapillary lesion that develops in the oral mucosa and genital skin. Its development in the esophagus is extremely rare, with only 5 reported cases. We present 2 cases of verruciform xanthoma of the esophagus. Case 1 involved a 91-year-old woman, who had hypertension and chr...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Noguchi H,Kitazono I,Hamada K,Tanaka T,Tasaki T,Shirahama H,Yamamoto Y,Tanimoto A

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To describe a case of metastasis of malignant peritoneal epithelioid mesothelioma in gastric antral mucosa in a patient with a cryptogenic liver cirrhosis associated with esophageal varices, abdominal pain and distension, ascites, and weight loss. MATERIALS AND METHOD:The patient underwent esophageal gastric endos...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Daniele L,Righi A,Ferraris A,Macrì L,Asioli S

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The histology in cases of primary spontaneous pneumothorax is generally nonspecific, but a careful examination, taking into account clinical data, may reveal subtle tissue alterations leading to a specific diagnosis in cases that might otherwise be taken as primary and spontaneous. In this article, we describe 3 cases...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Mataca E,Rossi G,Colby TV

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of polymorphous hemangioendothelioma, a rare vascular neoplasm, arising in the liver of a 51-year-old woman. Microscopically, this neoplasm is characterized by a polymorphous blend of solid, primitive vascular and angiomatous areas in variable proportions. Polymorphous hemangioendothelioma is consider...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： El Hussein S,Omarzai Y

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this article, we report a very rare case of secondary angiosarcoma in a young woman with no prior history of breast cancer who had bilateral prophylactic mastectomies with autologous reconstruction due to a strong family history of breast cancer and BRCA1 gene variant of uncertain significance. The surgery was comp...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Webb C,Partain N,Koduru P,Hwang H,Sarode VR

更新日期：2020-06-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Dedifferentiated liposarcoma is typically a nonlipogenic high-grade sarcoma that arises from well-differentiated liposarcoma. It most commonly presents as a large mass in the retroperitoneum. Significant involvement of the gastrointestinal tract by dedifferentiated liposarcoma is uncommon. We present a unique case of ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Hollowoa B,Lamps LW,Mizell JS,English GW 3rd,Bridge JA,Ram R,Gardner JM

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aims Epithelial mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial process for acquisition of malignant phenotype, aggressiveness, and metastatic capacity in neoplasms. It is characterized by loss of epithelial markers and gain of mesenchymal markers. Studies on EMT and its potential association with the histological grading a...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Angadi PV,Patil PV,Angadi V,Mane D,Shekar S,Hallikerimath S,Kale AD,Kardesai SG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare entity that most commonly arises from the skin. Angiosarcoma (AS) is a rare malignancy with a predilection for elderly males, has endothelial differentiation and a notoriously poor prognosis despite aggressive therapy. Herein, we report an angiosarcoma colliding with a MCC, in a p...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Hacking S,Chavaria H,Khan L,Das K

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polyoma virus nephritis is increasingly being recognized as a cause of allograft dysfunction in renal transplant patients. We describe and illustrate the findings in a renal biopsy and a concurrent urine sample from a patient with polyoma virus nephritis. The urine cytology findings were highly suggestive of a tumor d...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Papadimitriou JC,Drachenberg CB,Bourquin PM

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing sarcoma (ES) and primitive neuroectodermal tumor (PNET) are round-cell sarcomas with varying degrees of neuroectodermal differentiation; they are considered members of the same family of tumors based on their common genetic profile. ES/PNET are very infrequent in the female genital tract, the vagina being the ra...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Bancalari E,de Álava E,Tardío JC

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Circulating tumor cells are rare in peripheral blood smears. We report the case of a patient with circulating breast carcinoma cells resembling circulating myeloid blasts and provide a brief review of the literature. Peripheral blood smears and a bone marrow aspirate were examined morphologically and by flow cytometry...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Rowan DJ,Logunova V,van Tuinen P,Olteanu H,Peterson JF

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cysts of the jaws (JCs) are an important topic of oral pathology, but few epidemiological data are present in the literature, in particular about the potential of recurrence. The aim of this study was to describe a case series of JCs from a single institution, evaluating the frequency, the site, the age dist...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Del Corso G,Righi A,Bombardi M,Rossi B,Dallera V,Pelliccioni GA,Marchetti C,Foschini MP

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Appendiceal pneumatosis is rare, reported either in the context of acute appendicitis or enterocolitis. Here, we report the case of an elderly adult in whom the acute appendicitis was associated with pneumatosis and occurred in the context of a malformed appendix with pathogenic organism remnants. A 72-year-old man pr...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Handra-Luca A,Bisseret D,Dragoescu E

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 25-year-old patient presented with epigastric pain, which on gastric biopsy revealed the characteristic appearance of collagenous gastritis. There was a thick prominent subepithelial band that was confirmed to be collagen with a Masson's trichrome stain. There was associated Helicobacter pylori gastritis but no evid...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Jain R,Chetty R

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alveolar soft part sarcoma (ASPS) is a rare neoplasm that most commonly presents in the lower extremities. Although ASPS has distinctive histologic features, it may cause diagnostic problems when it arises in unusual locations. To our knowledge, only 1 case of ASPS arising within the breast has previously been reporte...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Wu J,Brinker DA,Haas M,Montgomery EA,Argani P

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Composite hemangioendothelioma is a rare vascular tumor morphologically comprising several distinct vascular components and exhibits a borderline malignant potential. We described the case of a 53-year-old female who presented with an infiltrative mass in the paravertebral soft tissue. The tumor showed discrete nests ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Cheuk W,Shum KS,Ng WK,Chan JKC

更新日期：2020-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma is a high-grade sarcoma commonly affecting young adults. The sites of involvement include soft tissue near joints, lung, pleura, mediastinum, larynx, kidney, and buttocks. Histologic types include monophasic, biphasic, and undifferentiated. We report a unique case of synovial sarcoma with low-grade hi...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Gupta N,Kenan S,Kahn LB

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS. GIARDIA:is sometimes missed by the pathologist, and we sought to determine how often this occurs at our institution-a large tertiary care center with a subspecialty gastrointestinal pathology service and what certain clinical and histologic clues can be used to flag cases with a higher likelihood of infection, ta...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Shen MJ,Voltaggio L,Robertson S

更新日期：2020-08-10 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Study of minimum adenocarcinoma has been done almost exclusively on conventional acinar adenocarcinoma. Pseudohyperplastic adenocarcinoma can be confused with benign lesions because of its well-differentiated appearance and has not been studied when the biopsy shows few malignant glands (limited carcinoma). ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Arista-Nasr J,Martinez-Benitez B,Mijangos-Trejo A,Bornstein-Quevedo L,Albores-Saavedra J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00