Quality school: an innovative approach to laboratory quality practices training.

abstract：:In 42 patients with locally advanced breast cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery and radiation therapy, the effects of chemotherapy on tumor architecture, morphometric nuclear and nucleolar characteristics, DNA ploidy, proliferation index measured by mitotic activity index, expression of di...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Honkoop AH,Pinedo HM,De Jong JS,Verheul HM,Linn SC,Hoekman K,Wagstaff J,van Diest PJ

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter medium (CAMPY, Becton Dickinson [BD] Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, MD) and Vancomycin Screen Agar (VSA, BD) were compared for their ability to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) from primary plates. A microdilution minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay (Pasco, BD) served as t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shigei J,Tan G,Shiao A,de la Maza LM,Peterson EM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and c-ERBB2 (HER2/neu) are therapeutically and prognostically important markers in the management of breast carcinoma. They are not always analyzed in distant metastatic and locally recurrent breast cancers. We compared immunohistochemical expression in a series of p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Idirisinghe PK,Thike AA,Cheok PY,Tse GM,Lui PC,Fook-Chong S,Wong NS,Tan PH

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Demonstration of prostate-specific acid phosphatase by immunologic methods in tissue sections or in plasma necessitates a monospecific antiserum. This is produced by immunizing rabbits with pure prostate-specific acid phosphatase antigen, prepared from seminal fluid. The ejaculate is centrifuged, dialyzed against a ci...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： de Vries GP,Slob AW,Jöbsis AC,Meijer AE,Sanders GT

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In a preliminary attempt to distinguish random intrinsic and methodologic variations of blood lipid levels from any that have possibly been induced by ingestion of vitamin E, blood samples were analyzed in duplicate for lipids several times before and during oral vitamin E administration. Three of eight subjects showe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Muckle TJ,Nazir DJ

更新日期：1989-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Timely reporting of immunosuppressant (ISP) drug level results is needed for transplant patient management. This study characterized the local ISP testing process, identified bottlenecks and implemented process improvements to meet turnaround time requirements. METHODS:Laboratory information time stamps, di...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barakauskas VE,Bradshaw TA,Smith LD,Lehman CM,Johnson-Davis KL

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although Stat tests are one of the most important features of clinical laboratory performance, the indexed literature is devoid of significant discussion of the subject. The authors, undertook a study by querying hospital laboratories about their current practices and received 38 useable answers dealing with the types...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barnett RN,McIver DD,Gorton WL

更新日期：1978-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Certain laboratory tests are critical for patient care and must be communicated rapidly. Professional societies have developed guidelines for reporting of "critical values" and significant or unexpected surgical pathology findings. Urgent diagnoses requiring rapid reporting include new or unexpected diagnose...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Layfield LJ,Schnabel JL

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of Actinomyces viscosus infection of the lungs were seen in nonimmunosuppressed patients. One patient had a peripheral actinomycotic lung mass resembling a tumor. Both patients responded to a long course of penicillin therapy. Reports of A. viscosus infections are rare, although the organism colonizes the mo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eng RH,Corrado ML,Cleri D,Cherubin C,Goldstein EJ

更新日期：1981-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The greater precision in prothrombin time monitoring obtained using thromboplastins with low international sensitivity index (ISI) values are believed to result in improved patient care. The authors conducted a blinded prospective study of 84 random patients on low-intensity warfarin therapy who were monitored with ei...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brophy MT,Fiore LD,Lau J,Goodwin R,Lopez A,Deykin D

更新日期：1994-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinomas of the sigmoid colon and rectum were studied for the presence of blood group substances of the A, B, H system using the method of specific erythrocytic adherence. Of 17 adenocarcinomas studied, eight were found to have reactivity for blood group substances. All eight tumours showing reactivity for bloo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cooper HS,Haesler WE Jr

更新日期：1978-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors investigated the blast cells obtained from two patients with acute myelofibrosis with the use of recently developed immunochemical and ultrastructural markers. They intended to examine the expression of megakaryoblastic, erythroblastic, myeloblastic, and monoblastic properties in these cells. Respectively,...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schreeder MT,Prchal JT,Parmley RT,Carroll AJ,Gewirtz AM,Hoffman R

更新日期：1985-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:FNAB is the most important advance in the management of thyroid nodules in the past two decades. Dr Mazzaferri has said that finding a thyroid cancer in a thyroid nodule is like finding a needle in a haystack. Fine-needle aspiration biopsy is like applying a strong electromagnet to find that needle. It should be avail...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Greenspan FS

更新日期：1997-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The frequency with which blood gas measurements should be obtained is controversial because laboratory-based blood gas analyzers impose blood loss, delay, and cost on each measurement. Point-of-care analyzers eliminate the delay factor, but blood loss and cost factors remain. Optode microsensing can be adopted readily...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shapiro BA

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report here a case of lymphoepithelial cystic lesion (LECL) of unknown origin in the mediastinum, which is closely related to a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma. A 73-year-old man presented with a mass as revealed on a chest x-ray. During surgical operation, a solid, well-circumscribed and encapsulated 9 X ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ishimaru Y,Shibata Y,Ohkawara S,Ohshima H,Kihara S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Automation was introduced into the clinical microbiology laboratory in the 1960s but initially met with limited success. Today, instruments are an integral part of many clinical laboratories and are used for microbial detection, identification, and susceptibility testing; detection of positive blood cultures; screenin...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Woods GL

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The association between Campylobacter-like organisms (CLOs) and lesions of the gastric mucosa was studied in 59 consecutive biopsies. Hematoxylin and eosin and Warthin-Starry silver stains, as well as high-resolution light microscopy (HRLM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM), were used. The organisms were foun...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chen XG,Correa P,Offerhaus J,Rodriguez E,Janney F,Hoffmann E,Fox J,Hunter F,Diavolitsis S

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the clinicopathologic features of 14 cases of amyloid goiter (AG). Eleven patients were males and three females with ages ranging from 23 to 75 years (median, 54 years). Eight patients had secondary amyloidosis and six had primary amyloidosis. Nine cases were identified at autopsy. In symptomatic pa...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hamed G,Heffess CS,Shmookler BM,Wenig BM

更新日期：1995-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid bed (TB) lesions is a common diagnostic modality in monitoring patients for recurrent cancer after a thyroidectomy. To elucidate the value of TB FNA, we reviewed our experience at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. We identified 57 TB FNA specimens from 50 patients. Of t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bishop JA,Owens CL,Shum CH,Ali SZ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterogeneous expression or amplification is a challenge to HER2 diagnostics. A guideline defines heterogeneity as the presence of between 5% and 50% cells with HER2/CEP17 ratios of more than 2.20. We audited the frequency of such cells and their clinical impact in the results from 2 pathology laboratories combined wi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bartlett AI,Starcyznski J,Robson T,Maclellan A,Campbell FM,van de Velde CJ,Hasenburg A,Markopoulos C,Seynaeve C,Rea D,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A girl, aged 2 years, 11 months, who had pain and swelling of the proximal humerus, was found to have osteoblastic osteogenic sarcoma of the humerus. Among 937 consecutive patients with osteogenic sarcoma examined at the Mayo Clinic, she is the youngest child seen, as well as only the sixth child younger than 6 years...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Siegal GP,Dahlin DC,Sim FH

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the relationship between pathologic features and clinical outcome is well established in adult adrenocortical neoplasms, the prognostic value of these features in pediatric adrenocortical neoplasms (PACN) is unclear. In a series of PACNs from 54 Brazilian children, the authors retrospectively investigated the...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bugg MF,Ribeiro RC,Roberson PK,Lloyd RV,Sandrini R,Silva JB,Epelman S,Shapiro DN,Parham DM

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study was undertaken to evaluate the precision and sensitivity of three different commercial APTT reagents containing the activators kaolin, micronized silica, or ellagic acid. These reagents varied greatly in their ability to detect mild coagulopathies. The ellagic acid reagent was able to detect the mildest def...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Marlar RA,Bauer PJ,Endres-Brooks JL,Montgomery RR,Miller CM,Schanen MM

更新日期：1984-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of septicemia caused by Pseudomonas paucimobilis is reported. This represents the first definitive case of disease produced by this yellow-pigmented, nonfermentative bacillus. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Slotnick IJ,Hall J,Sacks H

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basaloid squamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) and carcinosarcoma of the esophagus are rare entities, making up fewer than 2% of esophageal malignancies. Comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) in 1 case of BSCC and 2 cases of carcinosarcoma and subsequent array CGH in 1 case each of BSCC and carcinosarcoma revealed common c...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schaefer IM,Enders C,Polten A,Haller F,Frölich AM,Cameron S,Schüler P,Schweiger P,Gunawan B,Beham A,Füzesi L

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A simple assay based on molecular light scattering was developed to detect soluble immune complexes. In this assay the percentage of relative light scattering (%RLS) caused by complexes in buffer containing polyethylene glycol 6000 (PEG) was measured with a laser nephelometer. In low concentrations of PEG (3%-5%), IgG...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Koethe SM,Melton HE,Jendrzejczak Z

更新日期：1980-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphologic appearances of regional lymph nodes in radical mastectomy specimens obtained from 303 women entered into a prospective study of invasive breast cancer were categorized into patterns that have been considered to reflect immunologic function. An attempt was made to correlate these with 31 other histologi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fisher ER,Gregorio R,Redmond C,Dekker A,Fisher B

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acid synthase is an enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of long-chain fatty acids. The enzyme expression is minimal in adult tissues and very high in many cancers. Ulcerative colitis is a chronic inflammatory bowel disease that, when long-standing, is associated with an increased risk of colon cancer. The aim of...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Consolazio A,Alò PL,Rivera M,Iacopini F,Paoluzi OA,Crispino P,Pica R,Paoluzi P

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cases of three patients who had clinical courses and hematologic data consistent with plasma-cell leukemia or a terminal leukemic phase of multiple myeloma are presented. A double Bence Jones protein was demonstrated in the urine of two of the patients. Immunoelectrophoresis and immunofluorescence studies demonstr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pedraza MA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients using anticoagulation point-of-care (POC) monitors are advised to periodically test these systems against laboratory methods to monitor performance. The international normalized ratio (INR), however, can vary between test systems owing to different instrument-reagent combinations. In a randomized study evalua...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sunderji R,Gin K,Shalansky K,Carter C,Chambers K,Davies C,Schwartz L,Fung A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00