Diagnosis of metastases from testicular germ cell tumours using fine needle aspiration cytology.

abstract：:Fourteen formalin fixed and paraffin wax embedded biopsy specimens from 10 women (age range 34-68) presenting with pseudomembranous trigonitis were studied using a combination of anti-oestrogen receptor monoclonal antibodies in an avidin-biotin immunoperoxidase technique. All epithelial areas showing vaginal metaplasi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stephenson TJ,Henry L,Harris SC,Giri DD,Fox M,Underwood JC

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With lymph node enlargement, the possibility of a malignant process such as metastatic carcinoma or lymphoma needs to be excluded. This report describes a 47 year old woman with inguinal lymph node enlargement initially suspicious for lymphoma. Fine needle aspiration findings favoured reactive hyperplasia, but a malig...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Péoc'h M,Duprez D,Grice G,Fabre-Bocquentin B,Gressin R,Pasquier B

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The clinical and pathological findings in 23 patients with ischaemic lesions of the alimentary tract (ischaemic enterocolitis) are described. These are compared with findings in 13 patients with occlusive thrombosis of the superior mesenteric artery. The pathological features distinguishing the two conditions are disc...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McDonald GS,Hourihane DO

更新日期：1972-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A latex agglutination test for the detection of Pseudomonas pseudomallei antigen in urine was evaluated for the rapid diagnosis of melioidosis. With unconcentrated urine, antigen was detected in only 18% of patients with melioidosis overall. However, when urine was concentrated 100-fold, antigen was detected in 47% ov...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smith MD,Wuthiekanun V,Walsh AL,Teerawattanasook N,Desakorn V,Suputtamongkol Y,Pitt TL,White NJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the genetic differences among the strains of adenovirus type 8 (Ad8) circulating in Hiroshima city, Japan, and to study their circulation pattern. METHODS:One hundred and twenty nine strains of adenovirus type 8 (Ad8) were isolated in Hiroshima City over a 15 year period (1983-97) from patients wit...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Adhikary AK,Numaga J,Kaburaki T,Kawashima H,Araie M,Ikeda Y,Ogino T,Suzuki E,Ushijima H,Mukoyama A,Matsuno S,Inada T,Okabe N

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An analysis of the plasma proteins in the sol phase of sputum was carried out using quantitative cross immunoelectrophoresis. The average concentrations of nine plasma proteins were estimated in the sol phase of sputum specimens from 30 patients with chronic bronchitis and the values were compared with the concentrati...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ryley HC,Brogan TD

更新日期：1973-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunofluorescent examination of nasopharyngeal secretions has been compared with conventional cell culture for the diagnosis of respiratory syncytial (RS) virus infection in children under the age of 2 years in Newcastle upon Tyne and Manchester. Two hundred and sixty-eight identifications of RS virus were made b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cradock-Watson JE,McQuillin J,Gardner PS

更新日期：1971-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immune and non-immune rubella sera were examined in the haemagglutination inhibition (HAI) test to evaluate the removal of lipoprotein non-specific inhibitors (NSI) of haemagglutination after kaolin and manganous chloride/heparin treatments. The sera were titrated fresh or after lipoprotein deterioration brought about...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shortridge KF

更新日期：1977-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mixed lymphocyte reactions (MLRs) were measured in 25 HLA-A, B and DR compatible sibling bone marrow transplants. Only four of 25 MLRs were positive and in these the low reactivity was of doubtful clinical importance. There was no correlation between MLR and the subsequent development or severity of graft versus host ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lim SH,Patton WN,Jobson S,Gentle TA,Baynham M,Franklin IM,Broughton BJ

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an ovarian serous epithelial neoplasm of borderline type admixed with sarcomatous elements is reported. This combination seems to be extremely rare with only four cases previously reported. It may represent a type of collision tumour or the development of a sarcoma in a growth with borderline differentiation...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Allen C,Stephens M,Williams J

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fisher Hem-Alyzer is a multitest sequential discrete analyser with automatic printout of digitized results on paper tape. The instrument is well designed, soundly constructed, and reliable in routine use. Cross contamination from the sampler probe or between the cuvettes is minimal. Accuracy and precision are both...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lappin TR,Lamont A,Nelson MG

更新日期：1970-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of a histological study of normal osteoid tissue in man, the monkey, the dog, and the rat, using thin microtome sections of plastic-embedded undecalcified bone, are described. Osteoid tissue covers the entire bone surface, except for areas of active resorption, although the thickness of the layer of osteoi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raina V

更新日期：1972-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A severe non-dose related skin eruption attributable to treatment with captopril was recently reported: this is distinct from the dose related rashes that have been widely described. Ultrastructural and immunohistochemical studies were carried out to determine in detail the histological features of this eruption: the ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Furness PN,Goodfield MJ,MacLennan KA,Stevens A,Millard LG

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of acute hypoglycaemia on platelet function was examined in patients undergoing an insulin stress test. Enhanced platelet aggregation was observed in all cases but platelet count, platelet adenine nucleotides, and the plasma level of von Willebrand factor were unchanged overall. The onset of the hypoglycaem...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hutton RA,Mikhailidis D,Dormandy KM,Ginsburg J

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the IRIS flow microscope for the examination of urine specimens and to compare its performance with that of manual methods; in addition, to assess its usefulness as a screening system for the detection of significant bacteriuria in a routine clinical laboratory. METHODS:The IRIS system was compared wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughes C,Roebuck MJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A pancreatic endocrine tumour arising within a serous cystadenoma is reported. A 49 year old woman was admitted with a history of epigastric pain, nausea, vomiting, and weight loss of two months duration. She had been diabetic for 12 years. An epigastric mass was palpated in the physical examination, and computed tomo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ustün MO,Tuğyan N,Tunakan M

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We explore factors such as the blood sampling site (capillary vs venous), the equipment (HemoCue vs automated haematology analyser) and the model of the HemoCue device (201+ vs 301) that may impact haemoglobin measurements in capillary and venous blood. METHODS:Eleven studies were identified, and bias, conco...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rappaport AI,Karakochuk CD,Hess SY,Whitehead RD Jr,Namaste SML,Dary O,Parker ME,Neufeld LM,Larson LM,Newton S,Wegmuller R,Moorthy D

更新日期：2020-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with a 17 year history of intractable ulcerative colitis of the entire type was treated by total proctocolectomy. Colonoscopy before surgery did not identify dysplasia. Histological examination of the resected colorectum revealed that, in addition to chronic inflammatory infiltrates, there were 21 areas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Matsumoto T,Jo Y,Mibu R,Hirahashi M,Yao T,Iida M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activation of the complement system, the main humoral mediator of inflammation, is restrained by the action of enzyme inhibitors including alpha 1-antitrypsin. Deficiency leads to chronic liver disease in about one in five children with this genetic defect. Complement activation was investigated in 34 children with al...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Littleton ET,Bevis L,Hansen LJ,Peakman M,Mowat AP,Mieli-Vergani G,Vergani D

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Specimens of muscle were obtained from non-suppurating lesions of nine patients with tropical myositis. When examined in an electron microscope, these revealed patchy myocytolysis with loss of band structure. Perimysial cells were also degenerate. Sections from two out of nine patients revealed intracellular vesicles,...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Taylor JF,Fluck D,Fluck D

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zygomycosis is not often diagnosed in the United Kingdom, and so the possible importance of the findings in a patient with disseminated zygomycosis who had been treated with chemotherapy for erythroleukaemia was not appreciated until histological examination of specimens obtained at necropsy provided a presumptive dia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Benbow EW,Delamore IW,Stoddart RW,Reid H

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to detect the heat labile toxin of Escherichia coli human embryo lung fibroblast cells were seeded with whole cell lysate preparations of the organism to be tested. Positive results consisted of growth inhibition and cytopathic change which were easily seen. Heat-labile toxin was produced by strains belonging...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holzel H

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the role of hepatocyte expression of leucocyte adhesion molecules and major histocompatibility complex (MHC) antigens in the pathogenesis of chronic viral hepatitis. METHODS:The expression of intercellular adhesion molecule 1 (ICAM-1), lymphocyte function associated antigen 3 (LFA-3), and MHC class I ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chu CM,Liaw YF

更新日期：1993-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of placenta accreta, defined as the abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall, has been increasing alarmingly in the developed as well as the developing world. There is considerable maternal morbidity and mortality related to the condition. The pathophysiology focuses on the balance between ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Khong TY

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine lymphocyte subsets in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS); and to correlate immunohistological variables with prognosis. METHODS:Bone marrow trephine biopsy specimens from 65 patients with MDS were immunophenotyped using a panel of antibodies. A minimum of 1000 cells from representative areas ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hilbe W,Eisterer W,Schmid C,Starz I,Silly H,Duba C,Ludescher C,Thaler J

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a novel method for the surgical management of patients with cervical cancer. Sentinel nodes have a higher chance of harbouring metastases than non-sentinel nodes. Assessment of sentinel nodes provides an opportunity to stage patients intraoperatively and avoid complete pelvic lymph node d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rasty G,Hauspy J,Bandarchi B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) represents a common genetic cause of mechanical and/or electrical dysfunction leading to heart failure (HF) onset for which truncating variants in titin (TTN) gene result in the most frequent mutations. Moreover, myocyte and endothelial cell apoptosis is a key endophenotype underlying card...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mansueto G,Benincasa G,Della Mura N,Nicoletti GF,Napoli C

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Optimal management of patients with lung cancer requires accurate cell typing of tumours and staging at the time of diagnosis. Endobronchial ultrasound-guided lymph node aspiration as a method of diagnosing and staging lung cancer is a relatively new technique. AIM:To report the use of liquid-based-thin-lay...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wallace WA,Monaghan HM,Salter DM,Gibbons MA,Skwarski KM

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To evaluate the sources of fetal haemoglobin (HbF) as an indicator in cancer. An immunohistochemical study was carried out on some of the most common kinds of cancer. All of these cancers had serologically high levels of HbF as evaluated previously. METHODS:Immunoaffinity-purified anti-HbF was immunohistochemicall...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wolk M,Martin JE,Reinus C

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The adhesion molecule E-cadherin is essential for maintaining epithelial intercellular adhesion. Loss or reduced expression of E-cadherin has been related to invasive behaviour in a wide range of carcinomas. Using immunoblotting techniques, the existence of multiple soluble forms of E-cadherin was demonstrated in urin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Banks RE,Porter WH,Whelan P,Smith PH,Selby PJ

更新日期：1995-02-01 00:00:00