Recutting Blocks of Prostate Needle Biopsies: How Much Diagnostic Yield Is Gained?

abstract：:Palisaded mammary-type myofibroblastoma is a rare variant of benign stromal spindle cell tumor whose histological features are well known. Nevertheless, no cytological features have been reported to date. In this article, we describe the cytological features of a case of palisaded mammary-type myofibroblastoma in whic...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Fabbri VP,Damiani S,Baccarini P,Saguatti G,Cucchi MC,Foschini MP

更新日期：2017-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rare reports of mucinous variant of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid gland have not provided enough evidence to support the recognition of these tumors as a distinct clinicopathologic entity or to understand their etiopathogenesis. We report the fourth case of mucinous variant of follicular carcinoma displaying...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Squillaci S,Pitino A,Spairani C,Ferrari M,Carlon E,Cosimi MF

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Juvenile xanthogranuloma (JXG) is a benign histiocytic disorder usually affecting the head and trunk region of a child. The isolated occurrence of JXG in the penile shaft of a young adult is hitherto unreported. This lesion is amenable to surgical resection although systemic and/or internal visceral involvement can oc...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Majumder R,Biswas D,Mishra TS,Mitra S

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:St. Gallen 2005 expert consensus guideline modified its criteria for the risk category of breast cancer (BC) patients by integrating a combination of lymph nodes with metastasis (positive lymph nodes [PLNs]) and HER-2/neu status of tumor. Recently, some studies have shown that lymph node ratio (LNR), defined as the ra...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Yang C,Liu F,Li S,Li W,Zhai L,Ren M,Li Y,Lang R,Fan Y,Zhang X,Fu L

更新日期：2012-12-01 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：: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 45-year-old woman presented with a short history of abdominal distension and features of intestinal obstruction. Computed tomography examination of the abdomen revealed a solid and cystic mass in the region of the left ovary, but spread within the abdomen was also noted. The ovarian tumor was removed, and an omentec...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Pillay K,Essa AS,Chetty R

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To elucidate the relationship between del(5q) and the clinical and histological features of small cell neuroendocrine lung carcinoma, 33 tissue samples from patients with this tumor were evaluated. By using fluorescence in situ hybridization, del(5q) was identified in almost 50% of cases (15/33, 45%). Clinically, pati...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Hartel PH,Shackelford AL,Hartel JV,Wenger SL

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe the case of a 62-year-old man with chronic irritation of the urinary bladder resulting in dysuria and hypogastric pain. Three neoplasms measuring 0.5, 1, and 1.5 cm, respectively, were observed by cystoscopy and removed by transurethral resection (TUR). Histologic examination showed a complex folding of sq...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Botella E,Burgués O,Navarro S,Ramos D,Ferrer J,Gimeno C,Llombart-Bosch A

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Colonic perineurioma has been depicted as characterized by a mucosal proliferation of monomorphic spindle perineurial cells leading to an evident separation, distortion, and entrapment of colonic crypts. The authors, however, believe that a sizable subset of the cases differ in that they display only a limited perineu...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Groisman G,Amar M,Alona M

更新日期：2010-08-01 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：:Crystalloid granuloma (CG) of salivary gland is an extremely rare inflammatory disease, and only 6 cases have been reported in the English literature. CG is histologically characterized by a granulomatous reaction to amylase crystalloid deposition. A 73-year-old woman presented with a painful left neck mass. Computed ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Motoda N,Onda M,Nakamizo M,Ohashi R,Okubo K,Naito Z

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor-to-tumor metastasis is a very rare phenomenon. The most common donor and recipient of tumor-to-tumor metastasis are carcinomas of lung and renal cell carcinoma, respectively. We report a case of primary lung adenocarcinoma that metastasized into a renal angiomyolipoma 9 years after the resection of primary lung ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Wu PS,Pan CC

更新日期：2015-05-01 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：: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：: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：:Mesonephric adenocarcinoma is a rare tumor type that is usually found in areas where the Wolffian duct was present during the fetal period. We report a case of mesonephric adenocarcinoma of the uterine corpus in a 66-year-old woman who presented with vaginal bleeding. Pelvic magnetic resonance imaging revealed a 2.7-c...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Kim SS,Nam JH,Kim GE,Choi YD,Choi C,Park CS

更新日期：2016-04-01 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：:Simple melanosis of the bladder is an uncommon condition with fewer than 15 reported cases characterized by multifocal, diffuse melanin pigmentation of the urothelial mucosa. It is frequently associated with urinary incontinence or urgency. Histologically, melanin granules are present within urothelial cells or lamina...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Talmon GA,Khan AU,Koerber RK,Johansson SL

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD138 (syndecan-1) immunoexpression has been reported to be specific for the plasmacytoid variant of urothelial carcinomas (UCs). The aim of this study was to examine the utility of CD138 immunohistochemistry for diagnosing the plasmacytoid variant of UCs. The extent and intensity of CD138 immunostaining were evaluate...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Goto K

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The phenomenon of vanishing carcinomas, first described in context of prostatic carcinomas, has been documented in endometrial carcinomas as well. METHODS:The archives of the department were searched for case files of endometrial carcinoma diagnosed on endometrial curetting/biopsy but which did not reveal a...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Bharani V,Rai B,Rajwanshi A,Gupta N,Dey P,Kalra J,Suri V,Srinivasan R

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Phyllodes tumors (PTs) of the breast are rare biphasic neoplasms and are classified as benign, borderline, or malignant. Many biological markers have been studied to discriminate between different grades of PTs. IMP3 is a member of the insulin-like growth factor II mRNA binding protein (IMP) family and is ex...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Bellezza G,Prosperi E,Del Sordo R,Colella R,Rulli A,Sidoni A

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the first documented case of hemangioblastoma located in the left colon. A 75-year-old woman undergoing adjuvant chemotherapy for breast cancer experienced rectal bleeding. Colonoscopy revealed a roundish mass covered with normal mucosa in the sigmoid colon. Endoscopic ultrasound showed an isoechoic lesion ...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Casadei Gardini A,Pieri F,Fusaroli P,Oboldi D,Passardi A,Monti M,Rosetti P,Calpona S,Valgiusti M,Ragazzini A,Amadori D,Frassineti GL

更新日期：2013-04-01 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：: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：: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：:Because of its rarity, pathologic and clinical features of Hodgkin lymphoma-like posttransplant lymphoproliferative disorder (HL-like PTLD) are not well understood, and it is unclear whether its biological behavior is more closely related to classical Hodgkin disease or to monomorphic B-cell PTLD. The authors compared...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Krishnamurthy S,Hassan A,Frater JL,Paessler ME,Kreisel FH

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Benign neurogenic tumor involving the urinary bladder is a very rare and heterogeneous disease group. The clinical and radiological diagnosis may be difficult because of the disease's rarity and the histological similarities of each disease especially in needle biopsy specimens. However, accurate diagnosis i...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Lee C,Kim B,Song B,Park JH,Moon KC

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rare cases of metastasis to uterine polyps have been reported in English literature but not, to the best of our knowledge, to uterine adenomyomas. All these cases are represented by breast cancer, most of them involving tamoxifen-associated polyps. We first report a case of cutaneous malignant melanoma metastatic to u...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Di Tommaso L,Rahal D,Bresciani G,Roncalli M

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spindle cell neoplasms arising in the testis are uncommon; most cases belong to the category of gonadal stromal tumors, and the presence of distinctive clinical and pathological features usually lead to a definitive diagnosis. In some instances, however, the diagnosis of these tumors can be challenging and special tec...

journal_title：International journal of surgical pathology

authors： Nistal M,Gonzalez-Peramato P,Serrano A,Reyes-Mugica M,Cajaiba MM

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00