Paratesticular mesothelioma. Report of a case with comprehensive review of literature.

abstract：:Gastrointestinal (GI) tract tumors with melanocytic differentiation may present significant diagnostic challenges both for the pathologist and the clinician. This comprehensive review discusses the relatively common as well as rare entities that have melanocytic differentiation in the GI tract. Clinical, histologic, i...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Karamchandani DM,Patil DT,Goldblum JR

更新日期：2013-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Desmoplastic melanoma (DM) is a relatively rare cytomorphologic variant of melanoma with a marked propensity for perineural invasion (PNI). Historically, DMs that display PNI have been grouped under the umbrella term of neurotropic melanoma (NM). However, definitions for NM and desmoplastic NM are not consistent in th...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Frydenlund N,Mahalingam M

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 14-year-old female with primary adenocarcinoma of the transverse colon. She was hospitalized after presenting with abdominal pain and signs of intestinal obstruction. There was no health antecedent or family history of neoplasia. Physical examination revealed a distended abdomen. Tenderness was e...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Galliani CA,Sanchez IC,D'Errico MM,Bisceglia M

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Data from the past 6 years have shown that the presence of any amount of cribriform (or more comprehensively, large acinar cribriform to papillary) pattern of invasive prostate cancer is associated with adverse pathologic features and leads to uniquely adverse outcomes. Sixteen papers and numerous abstracts have reach...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Iczkowski KA,Paner GP,Van der Kwast T

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue microarrays (TMAs) provide unique resources for rapid evaluation and validation of tissue biomarkers. The Canary Foundation Retrospective Prostate Tissue Microarray Resource used a rigorous statistical design, quota sampling, a variation of the case-cohort study, to select patients for inclusion in a multicente...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hawley S,Fazli L,McKenney JK,Simko J,Troyer D,Nicolas M,Newcomb LF,Cowan JE,Crouch L,Ferrari M,Hernandez J,Hurtado-Coll A,Kuchinsky K,Liew J,Mendez-Meza R,Smith E,Tenggara I,Zhang X,Carroll PR,Chan JM,Gleave M,L

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The main purpose of urine cytology is to detect high-grade urothelial carcinoma. With this principle in mind, The Paris System (TPS) Working Group, composed of cytopathologists, surgical pathologists, and urologists, has proposed and published a standardized reporting system that includes specific diagnostic categorie...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Barkan GA,Wojcik EM,Nayar R,Savic-Prince S,Quek ML,Kurtycz DF,Rosenthal DL

更新日期：2016-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital pathology systems offer pathologists an alternate, emerging mechanism to manage and interpret information. They offer increasingly fast and scalable hardware platforms for slide scanning and software that facilitates remote viewing, slide conferencing, archiving, and image analysis. Deployed initially and vali...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Cornish TC,Swapp RE,Kaplan KJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of a large number of tumor tissues with conventional techniques of molecular pathology is tedious and slow. The authors recently developed the tissue microarray technology that makes it possible to sample up to 1,000 tumors on one glass slide, which then can be analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridizati...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Moch H,Kononen T,Kallioniemi OP,Sauter G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ewing Sarcoma is a developmental tumor characterized by balanced chromosomal translocations and formation of new fusion genes, which are the main hallmark of this rare entity. Despite the vast knowledge regarding the molecular aspects of this rare malignancy obtained in the last few years, including the discovery of n...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Amaral AT,Ordóñez JL,Otero-Motta AP,García-Domínguez DJ,Sevillano MV,de Álava E

更新日期：2014-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pheochromocytomas are uncommon neuroendocrine tumors arising in the adrenal medulla, whereas paragangliomas arise from chromaffin cells in sympathetic and parasympathetic locations outside of the adrenal gland. Molecular genetic studies in the past few years have identified >10 genes involved in the pathogenesis of ph...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Guo Z,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pathology has benefited from advanced innovation with novel technology to implement a digital solution. Whole slide imaging is a disruptive technology where glass slides are scanned to produce digital images. There have been significant advances in whole slide scanning hardware and software that have allowed for ready...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hanna MG,Parwani A,Sirintrapun SJ

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults. RCC is a significant challenge for pathologic diagnosis and clinical management. The primary approach to diagnosis is by light microscopy, using the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system, which defines histopathologic tumor ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Young AN,Master VA,Paner GP,Wang MD,Amin MB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasms and pseudotumors of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are very uncommon. Early recognition of such will prevent therapeutic delay and may have a dramatic impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Included in rare TMJ lesions are the following: 1) synovial chondromatosis, 2) osteochondroma, 3) osteoma, 4) os...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Warner BF,Luna MA,Robert Newland T

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) have perplexed pathologists for decades, undergoing multiple adjustments in nomenclature as their lineage and functions have been characterized. Although PDCs account for less than 0.1% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, they serve as a principal source of interferon-alpha and a...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Jegalian AG,Facchetti F,Jaffe ES

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephropathology is a specialized field requiring routine tissue evaluation by immunofluorescence (IF), electron microscopy (EM), and light microscopy, and has published standards of best practice. Actual practices are less well documented. We therefore evaluated actual practices in nephropathology and their divergence...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Pullman JM,Ferrario F,Nast CC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen receptor (ER) is a regulator of cellular growth, proliferation, and differentiation. In addition to having prognostic value, ER is the most important biologic marker of therapeutic response in breast cancer. Some level of measurable ER protein is expressed in 70-80% of human breast. Immunohistochemistry i...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Diaz LK,Sneige N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The common sources of ionizing radiation exposure to the thyroid gland in humans are accidental environmental exposure and medical, therapeutic, or diagnostic irradiation. Radiation often induces notable histologic changes in the thyroid tissue and is a well-established risk factor for benign and malignant thyroid tum...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nikiforov YE,Gnepp DR

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 25% of patients with stage I (node negative) breast cancer relapse at a rate similar to those with stage II disease. Inadvertent pathologic "understaging" of lymph node status is one plausible explanation for this phenomenon. While many studies have shown that additional sectioning +/- immunohistochemica...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Mies C,Schlesselman JJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in immunohistochemistry have made it possible to investigate lymphomas for the expression of a wide range of antigens in fixed tissues. Epitope retrieval, sensitive detection methods, and the availability of new monoclonal antibodies have all contributed to one's ability to perform detailed immunopheno...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hsi ED,Yegappan S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinction between endometrioid and serous carcinomas of the endometrium has important prognostic and therapeutic implications. Misdiagnosing a serous carcinoma as endometrioid can have significant consequences for the patient and pathologist. Although many cases are straightforward and easy to classify, there are oc...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Garg K,Soslow RA

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Collecting duct carcinoma (CDC) and related tumors [ie, renal medullary carcinoma (RMC)] are rare types of highly aggressive renal cell carcinomas (RCC) with poor prognosis. Because of the rarity and diagnostic uncertainty of them, their molecular pathology and significance have not yet been fully elucidated. CDC, RMC...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Seo AN,Yoon G,Ro JY

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia has evolved from the original description of a clinical syndrome to its more recent designation as a distinct clinicopathologic entity, that is, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM), in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and by t...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Lin P,Medeiros LJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (NA) are rare tumor-like lesions characterized by architecturally irregular vessels set in a fibrous stroma. The unique morphology, the strong predilection for male adolescents, and the uncertainty about its etiology contributes to significant confusion regarding the classification of NA, ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Beham A,Beham-Schmid C,Regauer S,Auböck L,Stammberger H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) has arisen as a novel ancillary test for the pathological diagnosis of melanoma. It is an outgrowth of studies using comparative genomic hybridization, a technique capable of surveying the entire genome for DNA copy number changes. An original report published in 2009 showed h...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Song J,Mooi WJ,Petronic-Rosic V,Shea CR,Stricker T,Krausz T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myoepithelial neoplasms represent a heterogeneous group of tumors of which classification is incomplete and evolving. Those of the soft tissues often form genetically distinct subgroups that differ from those arising within salivary glands. Soft-tissue myoepithelial tumors (including mixed tumors that show true glandu...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Thway K,Fisher C

更新日期：2014-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small-molecule inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) resulted in new therapeutic options for patients with advanced lung cancer. It was clear from the experience with targeted therapy for breast cancer that a new standardized assay procedure for assessing and predicting the effec...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Dacic S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the endometrial biopsy is a challenge to practicing pathologists, largely due to the wide range of morphologic patterns resulting from both normal and abnormal cyclic changes, exogenous hormones, infections, and intrauterine tumors. Successfully addressing these challenges requires that the practitioner ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Crum CP,Hornstein MD,Nucci MR,Mutter GL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gliomas are a large and diverse group of primary brain tumors that include those that are diffusely infiltrative and others that are well-circumscribed and low grade. Diffuse gliomas are currently classified by the World Health Organization as astrocytomas, oligodendrogliomas, or oligoastrocytomas and range in grade f...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Appin CL,Brat DJ

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue microarrays (TMAs) offer the potential to rapidly translate genomics and basic science research findings to practical clinical application. This is particularly true in the field of cancer biomarker research, where TMAs can be used for candidate biomarker validation and association with patient clinical, pathol...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Datta MW,True LD,Nelson PS,Amin MB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Salivary gland neoplasms are an uncommon and widely heterogeneous group of tumors. In recent years, there has been considerable progress in efforts to reveal the molecular landscape of these tumors, although it is still limited and appears to be only the tip of the iceberg. Genomic aberrations, especially specific chr...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Toper MH,Sarioglu S

更新日期：2021-01-04 00:00:00