New concept in diagnostic endometrial cytology: diagnostic criteria based on composition and architecture of large tissue fragments in smears.

abstract：AIM:The prognostic significance of perineural invasion (PNI) in oesophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC) is unclear. We examined the association of PNI with clinical outcomes in patients treated with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) and surgery. METHODS:We performed a single institutional retrospective study. We evaluated...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Patel AK,Pan X,Vila DM,Frankel WL,Chen W,Perry KA,Merritt RE,D'Souza DM,Wuthrick EJ,Williams TM

更新日期：2020-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary spherocytosis is a relatively common haematological disorder and will be encountered by all haematologists. The abundance of new information, dealing principally with molecular and genetic aspects of pathophysiology, is beginning to have implications for its investigation and management. While these advance...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smedley JC,Bellingham AJ

更新日期：1991-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Michaëlsson's (1961) method for the measurement of plasma bilirubin concentration was found to be complicated by conjugated bilirubin. Delaying the addition of the accelerator, diphylline, corrected this fault. The method was calibrated using serum or plasma, since reconstituted protein solutions introduced large erro...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thompson RP

更新日期：1969-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:Mast cells, when activated, secrete a large number of fibrogenic factors and have been implicated in the development of fibrotic conditions of the liver, lung, and skin. There is evidence that renal fibrosis is closely linked with a chronic inflammatory cell infiltrate within the interstitium, but a pot...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roberts IS,Brenchley PE

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results of an investigation show that there is no statistically significant excess of blood group A in cases of carcinoma of the oesophagus or in cases of benign prostatic hyperplasia. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： BEASLEY WH

更新日期：1964-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovium was collected from 15 patients who were undergoing joint surgery. Two groups were defined by clinical diagnosis: patients with primary osteoarthritis (n = 4); and those with rheumatoid arthritis (n = 11). The synovium was studied using histological and morphometric techniques. In agreement with previous studi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kennedy TD,Plater-Zyberk C,Partridge TA,Woodrow DF,Maini RN

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyllodes tumours (PTs) of the breast are true biphasic neoplasms within which interactions between the epithelium and stroma are critical for tumour development and progression. Despite numerous studies reporting the results of ancillary marker investigations in PTs, the current histological grading systems remain un...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Karim RZ,O'Toole SA,Scolyer RA,Cooper CL,Chan B,Selinger C,Yu B,Carmalt H,Mak C,Tse GM,Tan PH,Putti TC,Lee CS

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A technique is described whereby inclusion-bearing cells identified by light microscopy in stained smears of urinary sediment were reprocessed for examination in the electron microscope. The nuclei of the abnormal cells were found to contain numerous virus particles, 35 nm in diameter, which morphologically resembled ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coleman DV,Russell WJ,Hodgson J,Pe T,Mowbray JF

更新日期：1977-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic myelomonocytic leukaemia (CMML) is a myelodysplastic syndrome with a diverse clinical spectrum. A case of a 60 year old man with CMML who developed cardiac tamponade is reported. Cytological examination of the pericardial effusion fluid showed extramedullary haemopoiesis. Serous effusions are well recognised i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bradford CR,Smith SR,Wallis JP

更新日期：1993-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Operation specimens from 52 Hong Kong patients considered to have tuberculosis of the spine were sent at -78 degrees C to London where they were cultured on two Löwenstein-Jensen medium slopes, a slope of 7H11 medium made selective with antibiotics and in two bottles of selective liquid Kirchner medium. Cultures of M ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Allen BW,Mitchison DA,Darbyshire J,Chew WW,Gabriel M

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanocytes in melanocytic naevi and melanomas can display great variation. The presence of nuclear pseudoinclusions (NPI) is said to be useful in the histological and cytological differential diagnosis of malignant melanoma. The prevalence and characteristics of NPI in a series of 493 naevi and 50 melanomas are descr...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rose DS

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Of 22 patients with Kaposi's sarcoma, 16 had the acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS). The histological pattern in AIDS differs from the more familiar classical Kaposi's sarcoma. The features most useful in making the diagnosis are: dissection of collagen; lymphatic vessel like spaces; angiomatoid lesions; premo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Francis ND,Parkin JM,Weber J,Boylston AW

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sera from 20 cases of toxoplasmic lymphadenopathy were examined by an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay toxoplasma IgG avidity (ELISA) at two laboratories. The results obtained were largely in agreement and showed that sera from patients with acute infection had low avidity IgG (30% or less), whereas sera from patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Joynson DH,Payne RA,Rawal BK

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In primary aldosteronism (PA) the main source of aldosterone hypersecretion is an aldosterone-producing adenoma (APA) or a bilateral hyperplasia. Histopathology of the adrenal gland from patients with PA has been difficult, as there are no morphological criteria to ascertain which are the cells that produce ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Volpe C,Höög A,Ogishima T,Mukai K,Lu M,Thorén M,Hamberger B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It was postulated that the short chain fatty acids (SCFA) produced by anaerobic bacteria might serve as microbial markers in purulent material. Eighteen pus specimens from various sources were analysed by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC), and the SCFA detected were compared with the microorganisms isolated by conventio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ladas S,Arapakis G,Malamou-Ladas H,Palikaris G,Arseni A

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Platelet transfusions have the highest incidence of post-transfusion sepsis compared with any other blood products. Recent reports suggest that platelet-related bacteraemia occurs at a frequency of approximately 50 times greater than that for red blood cells. The source is usually skin contaminants from the donor and ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Coutinho H,Galloway A,Ajdukiewicz K,Cleeve V

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS/BACKGROUND:A major medical role for postmortem examinations is the detection of clinically unexpected disease processes contributing to death. The aim of the present study was to determine whether simple clinical parameters can predict the presence of important unanticipated findings at necropsy. METHODS:Prospect...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Robinson IA,Marley NJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate morphological changes in the tumour vessel adventitia, particularly the distribution of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells (VAFCs)--namely, CD34 positive fibroblastic cells just outside the vascular media--in diffuse-type gastric carcinomas. METHOD:In total, 18 surgically resected advanced typi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nakayama H,Enzan H,Miyazaki E,Kuroda N,Toi M,Hiroi M,Yasui W

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to classify the underlying disorder in four patients with biopsy-proven amyloidosis without overt monoclonal gammopathy, the cytoplasmic immunoglobulin (Ig) distribution of bone marrow plasma cells was evaluated using direct immunofluorescence microscopy. This procedure revealed the presence of a monoclonal p...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thielemans C,Aelbrecht W,Verbeelen D,Somers G,De Waele M,Van Camp B

更新日期：1982-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Periductal angiogenesis in ductal carcinoma in situ is associated with an increased risk of subsequently developing a recurrence. This study aimed to (1) identify the relation between periductal and stromal vascularity and recurrence and (2) determine whether thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is associated with angioge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Teo NB,Shoker BS,Jarvis C,Sloane JP,Holcombe C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma diamine oxidase levels were assayed in 66 patients who presented with pregnancy complicated by threatened abortion. Levels within the normal range were associated with continuing pregnancies, whereas levels below the normal range were associated with subsequent abortion. Among those patients in whom gestation w...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Legge M,Duff GB

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether the presence of disseminated bone marrow tumour cells at diagnosis is a prognostic factor for breast cancer patients at high risk of recurrence or bone metastasis, and to assess their presence as a criterion for evaluation of the potential benefits of adjuvant chemotherapy. METHODS:Multiple b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lagrange M,Ferrero JM,Lagrange JL,Machiavello JC,Monticelli J,Bayle C,Creisson A,Namer M,Thyss A,Bourcier C,Gioanni J,Schneider M

更新日期：1997-03-01 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：:A variety of blood culture media were compared to determine the optimal method for the isolation of Mycobacterium avium-intracellulare (MAI) from the blood of patients with AIDS. Simulated laboratory blood cultures and clinical blood cultures were tested. Glucose broth, Bactec aerobic medium, Kirschner's medium, and B...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shanson DC,Dryden MS

更新日期：1988-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Macroscopic evidence of bruising from human bite marks may be inconclusive and routine histochemical methods of showing extravasated erythrocytes can be unreliable. Leuco patent blue staining, for the presence of peroxidase, Amido black B, a tinctorial staining method for haemoglobin, Perls's reaction for ferric iron ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Allison RT,Whittaker DK

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Endotoxin detection assays are not validated for use in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD). We investigated the accuracy and precision of the kinetic turbidimetric Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL) assay to detect endotoxin in plasma from patients with ESKD. Optimisation of endotoxin recovery from plasma using the dete...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wong J,Jeraj H,Vilar E,Viljoen A,Farrington K

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epithelium of the human fallopian tube (oviduct) and cervix were studied by histological, immunohistological, and ultrastructural methods with a view to establishing the nature of the so called "basal" and "reserve" cells. The results indicated that the "basal" cells of the oviductal epithelia were T lymphocytes, ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Peters WM

更新日期：1986-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three selective chromogenic culture media (CHROMagars ESBL, CTX-M and KPC) were evaluated for their ability to support the growth of nine Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing OXA-48 carbapenemase in combination with other β-lactamases. CHROMagar ESBL and CHROMagar KPC were the most sensitive media, supporting grow...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hornsey M,Phee L,Woodford N,Turton J,Meunier D,Thomas C,Wareham DW

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient with multiple injuries developed a severe coagulation defect due to a deficiency of vitamin K. None of the usual predisposing factors was present and the patient's diet was very poor. Dietary deficiency of vitamin K and the importance of antibiotic therapy in its production are discussed. ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Colvin BT,Lloyd MJ

更新日期：1977-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To examine a model for the evaluation of appropriateness of testing in an emergency biochemistry laboratory. METHODS:A model was devised in which incoming emergency test requests were categorised as appropriate or inappropriate. Explicit criteria were used to define eight minor categories, which were chosen to ref...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Smellie WS,Murphy MJ,Galloway PJ,Hinnie J,McIlroy J,Dryburgh FJ

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00