Unusual presentation of benign cystic brenner tumor with exuberant psammomatous calcifications.

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 36-year-old man with gynecomastia who was previously treated with liposuction of the breast for cosmetic purposes. Histologic examination of a subsequent excisional biopsy revealed nests of displaced epithelial cells in adipose tissue. Epithelial cell displacement is a well-known ris...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： McLaughlin CS,Petrey C,Grant S,Ransdell JS,Reynolds C

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microvillous inclusion disease (MVID) is a congenital condition presenting with intractable diarrhea. Biopsies demonstrate abnormal apical PAS and CD10 staining in surface enterocytes correlating with the presence of characteristic cytoplasmic inclusions. MVID has been linked to mutations in myosin Vb, important in ap...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Talmon G,Holzapfel M,DiMaio DJ,Muirhead D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroadenoma and phyllodes tumors of the breast exhibit a continuum of pathologic features. We examined phyllodes tumors initially called fibroadenoma for features that may accurately classify the tumor as phyllodes tumor on the first biopsy specimen. The phyllodes tumors initially called fibroadenoma for features tha...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yohe S,Yeh IT

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) with primary involvement of the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract is rare. We report 2 adult cases of localized LCH in the upper-GI tract, including the second reported adult case of esophageal LCH and review 11 previously reported cases. Case 1 involved the esophagus of a 61-year-o...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Matsuoka Y,Iemura Y,Fujimoto M,Shibuya S,Yamada A,Fujii S,Kusaka T,Shindo T,Minamiguchi S,Haga H

更新日期：2020-10-09 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：:In this report, a case of metaplastic thymoma arising in a thymic cyst wall is discussed. The patient was a 61-year-old male whose chief complaint was sweating and chest pain. Imaging study revealed a mediastinal mass with right hemithoracic extension. He underwent surgical resection of the mass and remnants of the th...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Poorabdollah M,Mehdizadeh E,Mohammadi F,Sabeti S

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spitz tumors are a group of melanocytic neoplasms with distinct morphological features that tend to affect young individuals. Distinguishing benign from malignant Spitz tumors can be challenging, but cytogenetic and molecular tests have contributed to improvements in diagnostic accuracy. Spitz tumors harbor diverse ge...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kiuru M,Jungbluth A,Kutzner H,Wiesner T,Busam KJ

更新日期：2016-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinomas in the breast with a predominantly clear cytoplasm are rare. In this article, we review the differential diagnosis of clear cell breast neoplasms and report a case of invasive lobular carcinoma with extensive clear cell morphology that was diagnosed as invasive ductal carcinoma, not otherwise specified, on ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kavesh MH,Sanchez D,Asirvatham JR

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) are the most common mesenchymal lesions of the gastrointestinal tract. Many are treated surgically with or without the use of adjuvant tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Metastases to lymph nodes are infrequent. In this article, we present a case of a perigastric nodule presenting 3 yea...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Moodley J,Cutz JC,Schell M

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of squamous metaplasia or carcinoma is a rare occurrence in the setting of a ruptured or leaking silicone breast implant capsule. However, the oncogenic process in such a context is yet another intriguing example of how chronic inflammation plays an integral role in the tumorigenic process. Recent pape...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Alikhan MB,Nassar A,Mansoor I

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe a case of multifocal perivascular epithelioid cell tumor (PEComa) arising in the pelvis of a 39-year-old woman affected by tuberous sclerosis. The tumor presented in the form of multiple fascicular, focally cystic nodules involving the uterine corpus, both ovaries, and the omentum. Microscopically...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Froio E,Piana S,Cavazza A,Valli R,Abrate M,Gardini G

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is an unusual phenomenon wherein one distinct malignancy is present within the substance of another independent tumor. This event is rare, difficult to detect with imaging, and, due to conflicting terminology in the literature, can be challenging to classify. This article reports the first do...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Miller V,Hoellwarth JS,Hankins ML,McGough R,Schoedel K

更新日期：2020-04-01 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：:Primary pulmonary mucin-rich lesions with abundant goblet cells growing within alveolar spaces are either classified as mucinous adenocarcinoma (previously called mucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma) or colloid carcinoma. Some of these lesions display a morphologic pattern characterized by paucicellular discontinuou...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Jessurun J

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：:Ninety-eight consecutive surgical biopsies of oral mucosa from 96 patients were evaluated immunohistochemically with an anti-cytokeratin 20 (CK 20) anti-body to evidence Merkel cells (MC). Fifteen cases, showing the highest number of MC, were additionally studied with chromogranin A, S-100 protein, neuro filaments, ep...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Righi A,Betts CM,Marchetti C,Marucci G,Montebugnoli L,Prati C,Eusebi LH,Muzzi L,Ragazzini T,Foschini MP

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 46-year-old man presented with nonproductive cough and lower limb swelling. Chest radiograph showed a left lower lobe lung mass and multiple subpleural nodules. Other investigations revealed that he had nephrotic syndrome. Core biopsies of the left lower lobe lung mass showed features of inflammatory pseudotumor wit...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Govender D,Jackson C,Chetty D

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a cytohistologic and immunohistochemical study of 2 cases of papillary thyroid carcinoma occurring in a thyroglossal duct cyst. The patients were a 21-year-old woman and a 48-year-old man. Needle aspiration cytology smears were consistent with papillary thyroid carcinoma. The Sistrunk procedure was done. Pap...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Falconieri G,Della Libera D,Zanella M

更新日期：2001-01-01 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 completely infarcted lymph node should alert the pathologist to the high possibility of malignant lymphoma. The lymph node lesion of infectious mononucleosis (IM) shows marked histologic diversity and occasionally may be confused with malignant lymphoma. We report a rare case of IM showing extensive lymph node infar...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kojima M,Nakamura S,Sugihara S,Sakata N,Masawa N

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe a rare case of glomus tumor of the duodenum. The tumor was detected in a 46-year-old man being investigated for episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding. The excised specimen showed a 2.3 x 1.5 x 1.5 cm gray-tan tumor involving the mucosa and the submucosa. The overlying mucosa was focally ulcerated. Histolog...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Jundi M,Lack EE,Brun EA,Esquivel J,Kumar D

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary leiomyosarcoma arising from the ovarian vein is extremely rare, with only 10 cases reported in the literature. We report on a case of leiomyosarcoma of the left ovarian vein in a 67-year-old woman who presented with abdominal discomfort. Pelvic ultrasound revealed a large, solid, irregular mass in close relati...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： López-Ruiz ME,Yébenes L,Berjón A,Hardisson D

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuromuscular and vascular hamartoma (NMVH) is an unusual lesion presenting as intestinal obstruction by stricture formation. It is characterized by a hamartomatous mass comprising haphazardly arranged mesenchymal tissue native to the intestinal mucosa and submucosa. We aimed to characterize the clinicohistopathologic...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Ayyanar P,Purkait S,Mishra TS,Patra S,Mitra S

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report our experience with Chromogenic in Situ Hybridization (CISH) for the evaluation of HER2 amplification on 55 cases of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded invasive breast carcinomas of different histology. All the results were corrected for chromosome 17 aneusomy and compared with immunohistochemistry (IHC); a s...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Li-Ning-T E,Ronchetti R,Torres-Cabala C,Merino MJ

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malakoplakia is a rare granulomatous disease that commonly involves the genitourinary tract, with the urinary bladder being the most frequently affected site. Grossly, malakoplakia can present as soft yellow plaques, nodules, bladder mass, or even without any visible lesion. In this article, we present a 74-year-old f...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Lee SL,Teo JK,Lim SK,Salkade HP,Mancer K

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) can be divided into different subgroups (germinal center B-cell-like [GCB] and non-GCB) according to their gene expression profiles. Immunohistochemistry has been proposed as a surrogate for identifying these subgroups, but data about its efficacy in providing prognostic info...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Laszlo D,Pruneri G,Andreola G,Radice D,Calabrese L,Rafaniello PR,Nassi L,Sammassimo S,Alietti A,Agazzi A,Vanazzi A,Martinelli G

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) of the appendix is characterized by a dual differentiation of both endocrine and gland. This study, therefore, explores its clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features. The authors reviewed clinicopathological and immunohistochemical features of 26 GCC cases in Southwest China betw...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yong Jiang,Huawei Liu,Hu Long,Yingying Yang,Dianying Liao,Xiuhui Zhang

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A cystic swelling in the parotid gland should lead to a differential diagnosis that includes benign cystic lesion of the gland, benign tumors that are frequently associated with cystic degeneration or entirely cystic de novo, or even a malignant neoplasm. The case presented is that of a cystic parotid swelling of 2 ye...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Qannam A,Bello IO,Al-Kindi M,Al-Hindi M

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign lymphoepithelial cyst (BLC) of the salivary gland is uncommon. Among report of these lesions, there were no previous cases of lymphoepithelial lesion (LeL) in human immunodeficiency virus type-1 (HIV-1) unrelated BLC. This study reports 3 cases of HIV-unrelated BLC containing LeL-like structures. Pathologically...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kojima M,Nakamura N,Matsuda H,Kaba S,Itoh H,Masawa N

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sentinel lymph node biopsy is the current standard procedure used to stage patients with breast cancer. The best histological method in evaluating sentinel nodes is highly debated among institutions and is thus not standardized. The optimal histological analysis is a balance between comprehensive evaluation of the sen...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Zeng J,Alexander MA,Nimeh D,Darvishian F

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00