Synchronous occurrence of medullary and papillary carcinoma of the thyroid in a patient with cutaneous melanoma: determination of BRAFV600E in peripheral blood and tissues. Report of a case and review of the literature.

abstract：:Crohn's disease is one of the causes of secondary amyloidosis, which can lead to amyloid infiltration of the thyroid gland. It is essential to follow strict controls to prevent the appearance of a large amyloid goiter. Two patients with amyloid goiter secondary to Crohn's disease, with a large adipose tissue component...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Febrero B,Ríos A,Rodríguez JM,Ferri B,Polo L,Parrilla P

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital hyperinsulinism is clinically characterized by an inappropriate insulin secretion resulting in recurrent severe hypoglycemia. Nesidioblastosis, the proliferation of islets cells budding off from pancreatic ducts, has been considered for years as the histological lesion responsible for the syndrome. In our m...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Sempoux C,Guiot Y,Jaubert F,Rahier J

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The relationship between chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) and papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is a subject of controversy. Some investigators suggest a causal relationship, whereas others regard the two as only a coincidental occurrence. An additional complicating factor is the presence of atypical nuclei frequ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Hunt JL,Baloch ZW,Barnes L,Swalsky PA,Trusky CL,Sesatomi E,Finkelstein S,LiVolsi VA

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleomorphic leiomyosarcoma (PLMS) of the adrenal gland is a rare tumor in an unusual location. A primary PLMS of the left adrenal gland is reported in a 59-yr-old Mexican woman who presented progressive flank pain and weight loss. The tumor measured 16 cm in diameter, showed markedly pleomorphic and osteoclast-like gi...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Candanedo-González FA,Vela Chávez T,Cérbulo-Vázquez A

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-yr old female presented with Cushing's syndrome due to ectopic ACTH production. At the time of initial diagnosis an obvious source for the Cushing's syndrome was not found and the patient was treated with bilateral adrenalectomy. Three years later she presented with hyperpigmentation and evidence of ACTH overprod...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Chetty R,Serra S

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is evidence that programmed death-ligand 1 (PD-L1) is expressed by thyroid follicular epithelium in thyroiditis, but the role of PD-L1 in papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) is poorly understood. We aimed to determine whether (1) the presence of background chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (CLT) or Hashimoto thyroid...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Lubin D,Baraban E,Lisby A,Jalali-Farahani S,Zhang P,Livolsi V

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pituitary contains estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and androgen receptor (AR). In accordance with immunocytochemistry, it is agreed that sex hormone receptors reside into the nucleus. All three receptors are found predominantly in gonadotrophs and lactotrophs, and less frequently in other cell ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Stefaneanu L

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine secretory protein-55 (NESP-55) is a recently described member of the chromogranin family and appears to be a marker of the constitutive secretory pathway in certain neural, neuroendocrine, and endocrine cell types. It has been shown to be selectively expressed in tumors differentiating towards the adren...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Gupta M,Lloyd RV,Fischer-Colbrie R,Tischler AS,Dayal Y

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin-like growth factor II mRNA-binding protein 3 (IMP3) is an oncofetal protein highly expressed in fetal tissue and malignant tumors but rarely found in adult benign tissues. In various tumors, IMP3 expression is correlated with increased tumor aggressiveness and reduced overall survival. To our knowledge, IMP3 e...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Righi A,Zhang S,Jin L,Scheithauer BW,Kovacs K,Kovacs G,Goth MI,Korbonits M,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary fibrous tumor was initially thought to be a pleura-based tumor. However, over the last two decades, its involvement in a variety of extrapleural sites gained recognition. Nonetheless, a primary involvement of the endocrine organs is rare, and in this report, we detail an instance where the tumor affected the ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Ho YH,Yap WM,Chuah KL

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-to-tumor metastasis in thyroid neoplasms is exceedingly uncommon. Two unusual cases of breast carcinoma and renal cell carcinoma metastatic to follicular variant papillary carcinoma are reported. On histologic sections, the donor tumor cells infiltrated the substance of the recipient tumor and the angiolymphatic...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Yu J,Nikiforova MN,Hodak SP,Yim JH,Cai G,Walls A,Nikiforov YE,Seethala RR

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solitary metastasis from prostate adenocarcinoma to thyroid gland is very rare and usually associated with other distal metastasis. This report describes for the first time isolated multiple bilateral thyroid metastasis from prostatic adenocarcinoma. A 67-year-old man who is known as a case of prostatic adenocarcinoma...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Albsoul NM,Obeidat FN,Hadidy AM,Alzoubi MN,Taib AA,Shahait AD

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of pituitary corticotroph adenoma relies on the demonstration of a loss of the normal feedback control of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) biosynthesis by cortisol. The marked variability in the degree of ACTH suppression by glucocorticoids in these tumors, however, greatly enhances the difficulty in d...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Franscella S,Favrod-Coune CA,Pizzolato G,Asa SL,Gaillard R,Berney J,Philippe J

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Folliculostellate (FS) cells are present in the anterior pituitary and have important regulatory functions including controlling hormone release from other anterior pituitary cells. FS cells do not usually express neuroendocrine genes such as chromogranin A (CgA). We analyzed transcriptional regulation and gene expres...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Stilling GA,Bayliss JM,Jin L,Zhang H,Lloyd RV

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirteen cases of fatal sporadic medullary carcinoma of the thyroid (MCT) that killed the patient within 1 year after diagnosis were compared with 12 nonfatal MCTs with excellent prognosis. Males predominated in fatal cases whereas the reverse was true in MCTs with good prognosis. The two groups of tumors showed gener...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Harach HR,Bergholm U

更新日期：1993-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating mutations of the receptor tyrosine kinase, ret, are associated with multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2A (MEN 2A). However, the mechanisms leading to tumor development are unclear. Glial-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) activates wild-type ret via interaction with a second receptor, GFR a-l. We have utili...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Powers JF,Tsokas P,Tischler AS

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) consisting of pure zona glomerulosa (ZG)-type cells is extremely rare, and primary aldosteronism complicated by pregnancy is also rare. We report a case of APA discovered in a 32-year-old pregnant woman who visited our hospital for hypertension and hypokalemia at 26 weeks gestation....

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Shigematsu K,Nishida N,Sakai H,Igawa T,Suzuki S,Kawai K,Takahara O

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical staining for parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrp) was investigated on cryosections of 17 normal-sized human parathyroid glands, 47 adenomatous and hyperplastic glands of hypercalcemic patients with primary or uremic hyperparathyroidism, and 5 metastases of parathyroid carcinoma. Utilizing a ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Hellman P,Bjerneroth G,Juhlin C,Ridefelt P,Rastad J,Åkerström G,Jüppner H

更新日期：1990-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study compared the expression profile of HBME-1 and claudin-1 in 90 papillary thyroid carcinomas (PTCs) with respect to the tumor architecture and invasive growth as reflected in 46 BRAF-like, 31 non-invasive RAS, and 13 invasive RAS-like phenotypes. Individual tumors were given an expression score (max 300) by m...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Gucer H,Bagci P,Bedir R,Sehitoglu I,Mete O

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nodular corticotrope hyperplasia is a rare pathology causing Cushing's syndrome owing to a primary pituitary disease or ectopic CRH production. In this study, we evaluated the laboratory and pathological findings and results of transsphenoidal pituitary surgery in four patients with Cushing's disease. Dynamic tests of...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Salgado LR,Mendonca BB,Goldman J,Semer M,Knoepfelmacher M,Tsanaclis AM,Wajchenberg BL,Liberman B

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary carcinomas (PCs) of thyroid are among the most common but least aggressive human malignancies. The factors explaining the indolence of these tumors are unknown but host-tumor immune interactions may play a role. This study was designed to determine if there is morphologic evidence of these. Frozen tissues co...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Raphael SL,Asa SL

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activating mutations of GNAq protein in a hotspot at codon 209 have been recently described in uveal melanomas. Since these neoplasms share with thyroid carcinomas a high frequency of MAP kinase pathway-activating mutations, we hypothesized whether GNAq mutations could also play a role in the development of thyroid ca...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Cassol CA,Guo M,Ezzat S,Asa SL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transcription factors play specific roles in the development and differentiation of normal pituitary tissues and pituitary adenoma. The transcription factor, muscle segment homeobox 1 (MSX1), which belongs to the homeobox gene family, binds the promoter region of the glycoprotein hormone alpha-subunit (SU) in TSH-prod...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Mizokami Y,Egashira N,Takekoshi S,Itoh J,Itoh Y,Osamura RY,Matsumae M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The recent increase in the detection of papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC) has been influenced by the finding of incidental tumours. To this group, carcinomas measuring less than 1 cm (the so-called microcarcinomas) as well as those above 1 cm belong. Analyzing a case series from our own experience, this paper focuses ...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Pagni F,Jaconi M,Delitala A,Garancini M,Maternini M,Bono F,Giani A,Smith A,San Gerardo Hospital collaborators group.

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroendocrine pancreatic tumors (PanNETs) are graded on the basis of their proliferative activity. Cytological samples are commonly the only samples available, but the determination of Ki-67 in cytology and its reliability as a measure of tumor mitotic activity is not well settled. We have retrospectively reviewed al...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Díaz Del Arco C,Díaz Pérez JÁ,Ortega Medina L,Sastre Valera J,Fernández Aceñero MJ

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hyalinizing trabecular tumor (HTT) is a rare thyroid tumor of follicular cell origin with a trabecular pattern of growth and marked intratrabecular hyalinization. This tumor is known to share morphological and architectural similarities with paraganglioma and medullary thyroid carcinoma, as well as the nuclear feature...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Nosé V,Volante M,Papotti M

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nonradioisotopic electron microscopic (EM) in situ hybridization (ISH) (EM-SH) with biotinylated oligonucleotide probes is utilized for the ultrastructural visualization of pituitary hormone mRNA in rat pituitary cells. EMISH is an important tool for clarifying the intracellular localization of mRNA and the exact site...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Matsuno A,Itoh J,Osamura RY,Watanabe K,Nagashima T

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The presence, distribution, and morphological appearance of S-100 protein-immunoreactive cells in the human hypophysis were studied by immunocytochemistry. One hundred and twelve nonadenomatous pituitaries from fetuses to adults and pituitaries affected by several lesions including metastases, acute infarcts, and lymp...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Marin F,Kovacs K,Stefaneanu L,Horvath E,Cheng Z

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C cell hyperplasia is considered a precursor lesion for hereditary forms of medullary thyroid carcinoma. It has therefore been suggested as a morphological marker to distinguish hereditary from sporadic medullary thyroid carcinoma and to triage genetic testing in resource poor settings. However, numerous definitions f...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Fuchs TL,Bell SE,Chou A,Gill AJ

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell tumours of the thyroid gland are rare, with only six previously reported cases in the English literature. Current histological, immunohistochemical and electron microscopic evidence favours a neural/Schwannian relationship. A case of a granular cell tumour of the thyroid gland in a healthy 36-year-old wo...

journal_title：Endocrine pathology

authors： Bowry M,Almeida B,Jeannon JP

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00