Thymoma, atypical thymoma, and thymic carcinoma. A novel conceptual approach to the classification of thymic epithelial neoplasms.

abstract：:Although some studies have examined the expression of aberrant markers such as CD2, CD7, CD10, CD13, CD33, and CD34 on B cells in chronic lymphocytic leukemia/small lymphocytic lymphoma (CLL/SLL), a uniform multiparametric analysis of the frequency of expression of these markers using stringent criteria is lacking. By...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kampalath B,Barcos MP,Stewart C

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Antibody to hepatitis B core antigen (anti-HBc) has previously been recognized to be a sensitive marker of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. In addition, anti-HBc has recently been suggested to be a surrogate marker for non-A, non-B hepatitis agents in donated blood. The authors studied prospectively the HBV antigen ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lai KN,Lai FM,Leung NW,Lo ST,Tam JS

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of genetic abnormalities have been detected in multiple myeloma (MM) using cytogenetic techniques. The prominent abnormalities are deletions of 13q and translocations affecting the IgH locus on 14q32. The recurrence of chromosomal abnormalities in MM suggests a specific role for them concerning its pathogenes...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tchinda J,Volpert S,Kropff M,Berdel WE,Kienast J,Meinhardt F,Horst J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the hematopoietic origin of mast cells is very probable, the cell from which they originate is still a matter of speculation. The description of "transitional basophil/mast cells" in myeloproliferative disorders has suggested a common origin for basophils and mast cells. In a case of mast cell transformation ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gabriel LC,Escribano LM,Marie JP,Zittoun R,Navarro JL

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extramammary Paget disease (EPD) is an uncommon cutaneous malignant neoplasm that arises in areas rich in apocrine glands (perineum, vulva, and axilla). Apocrine gland origin or apocrine differentiation of cells of EPD has been suggested. Estrongen, progesterone, and androgen hormone receptors have been reported to ex...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Diaz de Leon E,Carcangiu ML,Prieto VG,McCue PA,Burchette JL,To G,Norris BA,Kovatich AJ,Sanchez RL,Krigman HR,Gatalica Z

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The incidence of lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) is increasing in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) due to population growth, aging, and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Despite significant burden, resources for diagnosis and treatment of LPDs are limited, with little infrastructure to deliver modern patholog...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Montgomery ND,Liomba NG,Kampani C,Krysiak R,Stanley CC,Tomoka T,Kamiza S,Dhungel BM,Gopal S,Fedoriw Y

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Poor core laboratory performance that causes delays in diagnosis and treatment is an impediment to optimal patient care, particularly in high-volume patient care areas such as the emergency department (ED). To evaluate the impact of laboratory performance on patient care outcomes, we obtained data from 11 hospitals re...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Holland LL,Smith LL,Blick KE

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of splenic postchemotherapy histiocyte-rich pseudotumor. Each patient had a history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, treated with multiagent chemotherapy. Computed tomography scans performed on both patients showed splenic masses. A positron emission tomography scan performed on 1 patient showed inc...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chandra P,Wen YH,Tuli S,Raphael BG,Amorosi EL,Medeiros LJ,Ibrahim S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine high expression of tumor necrosis factor ligand superfamily member 13 (TNFSF13), which is correlated with several malignancies. METHODS:TNFSF13 messenger RNA expression in tumor cells and fibroblasts in a cohort of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) was analyzed by quantitative real...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Qian Z,Qingshan C,Chun J,Huijun Z,Feng L,Qiang W,Qiang X,Min Z

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared prothrombin times (PTs) and international normalized ratios (INRs) for blood samples drawn into plastic vs glass collection tubes. We collected 60 venous blood samples into 4.5-mL glass and 2 plastic tubes (2.7 and 3.5 mL). An additional 153 samples, including 63 from warfarin-anticoagulated patients, were...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fiebig EW,Etzell JE,Ng VL

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oxidant-antioxidant balance is known to regulate growth factors and invasion of tumor cells. Manganese superoxide dismutase (MnSOD), copper zinc SOD (CuZnSOD), and extracellular SOD (ECSOD), the first-line antioxidant defenses, were studied in lung carcinomas by immunohistochemical analysis (n = 139, 56, and 37, respe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Svensk AM,Soini Y,Pääkkö P,Hiravikoski P,Kinnula VL

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an unusual case of acinar cell cystadenoma of the pancreas in a 52-year-old man treated for pulmonary adenocarcinoma. The lesion, located in the body of the pancreas, was revealed incidentally by abdominal computed tomography during follow-up for a pulmonary neoplasm. A left pancreatectomy was performed. The...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chatelain D,Paye F,Mourra N,Scoazec JY,Baudrimont M,Parc R,Flejou JF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The t(3;21)(q26.2;q22) translocation is rare in cases of myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) and acute myeloid leukemia (AML). We studied 17 patients with MDS/AML associated with t(3;21) and compared them with 17 patients with MDS associated with inv(3) (q21q26.2)/t(3;3)(q21;q26.2), because these entities share 3q26 locus ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Li S,Yin CC,Medeiros LJ,Bueso-Ramos C,Lu G,Lin P

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess their applied clinical utility, viral cultures and serological tests for cytomegalovirus (CMV) were reviewed at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), a 1,125-bed tertiary-care hospital. Less than 1% (3 of 1,216) of CMV cultures were positive, and 8% of serum samples (45 of 587) were positive by single sera ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mangano WE,Gruninger RP

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of human E-cadherin in normal tissues and in benign and malignant tumors of female genital organs was examined immunohistochemically with a monoclonal antibody, HECD-1, specific for human E-cadherin. The normal tissues included the ovary, fallopian tube, uterine endometrium, uterine cervix, and vagina. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Inoue M,Ogawa H,Miyata M,Shiozaki H,Tanizawa O

更新日期：1992-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cytology laboratories are mandated to rescreen at least 10% of cervicovaginal smears, there is no uniform national rescreening practice. Follow-up data for 16,188 rescreened cervicovaginal smears were studied and decision analysis was performed to determine an optimal rescreening strategy. High-grade dysplasi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raab SS,Bishop NS,Zaleski MS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the thymus, the relationship between lymphofollicular hyperplasia and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma is uncertain. We analyzed 14 cases with a diagnosis of thymic follicular hyperplasia in patients with connective tissue disease (n = 2), myasthenia gravis (n = 11), or both (n = 1). In 11 cas...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parrens M,Dubus P,Danjoux M,Jougon J,Brousset P,Velly JF,de Mascarel A,Merlio JP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft-agar culture of transitional cell carcinoma colonies from urine, bladder irrigation fluid, and transurethral resection solid tumor specimens demonstrate generally better growth of tumor cell colonies from urine than from irrigation fluid. Growth of tumor colonies from urine was adequate to evaluate presence of tu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kirkels WJ,Pelgrim OE,Debruyne FM,Vooijs GP,Herman CJ

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunophenotypic analysis of acute leukemias is time consuming and often requires flow cytometric analysis. A 1-hour alkaline phosphatase-labeled streptavidin-biotin immunocytochemical procedure was evaluated as an alternative. Seventeen cases of acute leukemia, including 10 acute lymphocytic (ALL) and 7 acute nonlymp...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hammer RD,Collins RD,Ebrahimi S,Casey TT

更新日期：1992-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carumonam, a new monobactam, was found to have an anti-microbial spectrum similar to aztreonam. Its spectrum includes Enterobacteriaceae, Haemophilus influenzae, pathogenic Neisseria species, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and some streptococci. Staphylococcus species, enterococci, and many other nonenteric gram-negative bac...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jones RN,Barry AL,Thornsberry C,Fuchs PC,Packer RR

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article deals with and formalizes 2 notions common to the practice of pathology. The first is that the number of lymph nodes found positive for metastasis relates directly to the total number of lymph nodes examined. The second is that for any patient, there is a chance that the absence of lymph node metastases i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vollmer RT

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Characteristically, mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) expresses surface immunoglobulin (sIg), CD19, CD20, and CD5 and lacks CD10 and CD23. Rare CD5-MCL variants have been described. This report describes a case of leukemic MCL with morphologically and immunophenotypically distinct classic MCL and blastoid-variant MCL (BV-MCL...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morice WG,Hodnefield JM,Kurtin PJ,Hanson CA

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twenty cases of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor (IMT) were studied; 19 involved the lung and 1 the esophagus only. The patients' ages ranged from 3 to 72 years. There were 9 males and 11 females. Involvement of a bronchus was seen in one case and of mediastinal structures in four. Chest pain and dyspnea were common...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pettinato G,Manivel JC,De Rosa N,Dehner LP

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Examination of kidneys of ten patients with uremia and severe hypertension treated by chronic intermittent hemodialysis revealed a deposition of glycogen within interstitial cells of the renal medulla. This is unlike any described renal distribution of glycogen. Electron microscopic studies performed in one case demon...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughson MD,McManus JF,Fitts CT,Williams AV

更新日期：1979-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reducing the rate of avoidable errors is crucial to patient safety. Telephone calls with misunderstood critical results constitute one area in which opportunities for improvement exist. The aviation industry has dealt with this issue by requiring pilots to repeat instructions received from the air traffic controller. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barenfanger J,Sautter RL,Lang DL,Collins SM,Hacek DM,Peterson LR

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reduction mammaplasty (RM) is a common surgical procedure that yields a variable amount of tissue for pathologic examination. Occult breast carcinomas are detected rarely in these specimens. We evaluated the pathologic findings in RM specimens performed in our institution during an 11.5-year period (July 1989 to Decem...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ishag MT,Bashinsky DY,Beliaeva IV,Niemann TH,Marsh WL Jr

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three paired samples were distributed at three--six-month intervals in the Basic Ligand Survey during 1976. The stabilities of mean values obtained by widely used commercial kit procedures and by all methods for eight analytes are reported. Significant improvements in accuracy and long-term precision were identified i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Haven GT,Hansell JR,Haven MC

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD163, a hemoglobin scavenger receptor, is expressed in monocytes and macrophages. Recent work has shown that this marker is specific for neoplasms of histiocytic differentiation. Our aim was to test the ability of CD163 to separate cutaneous histiocytomas from their morphologic mimics. We tested the expression of CD1...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sachdev R,Robbins J,Kohler S,Vanchinathan V,Schwartz EJ,Sundram UN

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 13 cases in which the submucosa and muscularis mucosae of the gastrointestinal tract exhibited a focal or diffuse increase of elastin fibers. This elastosis or elastofibromatous change most commonly manifested as a colonic polyp and usually was found during screening colonoscopy. Gastric and small intestin...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hobbs CM,Burch DM,Sobin LH

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to determine the sensitivity and specificity of immunohistochemistry using the TORDJI-22 MoAb (BioGenex, San Ramon, Calif), which is specific for the C-100 protein of the hepatitis C virus, compared with reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) of tissue for viral RNA. RT-PCR had been perform...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brody RI,Eng S,Melamed J,Mizrachi H,Schneider RJ,Tobias H,Teperman LW,Theise ND

更新日期：1998-07-01 00:00:00