Squamous cell carcinoma variants of the upper aerodigestive tract.

abstract：:Percent-free prostate-specific antigen (proportion of free prostate-specific antigen [PSA] to total PSA) has been shown recently in studies on frozen serum samples to be more useful than total PSA alone in distinguishing prostate cancer from benign conditions of the prostate gland. The primary purpose of our study was...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Henricks WH,England BG,Giacherio DA,Oesterling JE,Wojno KJ

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The radioimmunoassay of ACTH was used in a routine laboratory to localize the site of the lesion in 20 patients with Cushing's syndrome. Eight of the patients had no detectable circulating ACTH and had adrenal tumors removed, 12 had high levels and were diagnosed as having pituitary Cushing's syndrome. Very high level...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Broughton A

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four acid hydrolases, acid phosphatase (AP), alpha-naphthyl acetate esterase (ANAE), beta-glucuronidase, and N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminidase, were determined cytochemically in peripheral blood lymphocytes from 50 patients with B and T chronic lymphocytic and prolymphocytic leukemias (CLL, PLL) and related disorders. Str...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Crockard A,Chalmers D,Matutes E,Catovsky D

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article describes the occurrence of a coenurus, the encysted larval stage of a cestode of the genus Multiceps, within the axilla of a 40-year-old Nigerian woman. The patient had a history of intraductal carcinoma of the breast two years prior to the finding of an ipsilateral axillary mass. Pathologic evaluation o...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kurtycz DF,Alt B,Mack E

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The use of direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs) for prophylactic or therapeutic anticoagulation is increasing because of the predictable bioavailability and short half-life of these DTIs. However, in certain situations, indication of the concentration is warranted. We investigated the effects of 3 DTIs (lepirudin, argatr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Curvers J,van de Kerkhof D,Stroobants AK,van den Dool EJ,Scharnhorst V

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical Path Method (CPM) and Program Evaluation and Review Technique (PERT) are quantitative network planning strategies that facilitate management of projects with many interrelated activities. They determine the minimum time necessary to complete a project and identify which activities are critical to achieving th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kost GJ

更新日期：1983-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A morphometric and immunohistochemical study was performed to assess the spleen's alterations in patients with autoimmune thrombocytopenia and in drug abusers with thrombocytopenia (DAT) related to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. A total of 34 patients were included in the study: 20 DAT patients and 14 w...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Marti M,Feliu E,Campo E,Palacin A,Berga L,Casals FJ,Urbano Ispizua A,Cardesa A,Rozman C

更新日期：1993-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four media, Eagle's minimal essential medium with 10% fetal bovine serum (MEM/FBS), tryptic soy broth (TSB), 2-SP, and 4-SP, were compared for their ability to maintain the viability of Chlamydia trachomatis at 4 degrees C, -20 degrees C, -70 degrees C, and -176 degrees C (liquid nitrogen) over a 1-week period. 2-SP m...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Aarnaes SL,Peterson EM,De La Maza LM

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of unilateral gonadoblastoma in association with a ruptured ectopic tubal pregnancy is presented. The patient had normal menstrual history prior to a missed period followed by abdominal pain and the passage of clots. The surgical specimens, in addition to the ruptured tubal pregnancy, showed nodular foci of typ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pratt-Thomas HR,Cooper JM

更新日期：1976-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Protease inhibitor serpin-B2 (plasminogen activator inhibitor-2 [PAI-2]) protects pRb from degradation in human papillomavirus (HPV)-18+ HeLa cells. Our objective was to assess whether the pRb-mediated HPV-suppressive effect of PAI-2 in cancer cell lines has implications in the outcome of HPV infections. Cervical biop...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Syrjänen S,Naud P,Sarian L,Derchain S,Roteli-Martins C,Longatto-Filho A,Tatti S,Branca M,Erzen M,Hammes LS,Costa S,Syrjänen K

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new blood culture medium (16B) containing adsorbent and cationic exchange resins has become available for use with the BACTEC instrument (Johnston Laboratories, Towson, MD). Its purpose is to enhance the detection of bacteremia through binding of antimicrobials. The performance of the BACTEC 16B resin medium was com...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： DeGirolami PC,Eichelberger K,Siegel J

更新日期：1984-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined experience of four university medical centers with fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the mediastinum is reviewed. This series includes 189 cases, with 100 males and 89 females, 6 months to 86 years of age. The majority (71%) of diagnoses were neoplastic with the remainder equally distributed between...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Powers CN,Silverman JF,Geisinger KR,Frable WJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present report is that of a civilian episode of fatal, fulminant group Y meningococcemia in a previously healthy adolescent, who denied prior vaccination against group C meningococcus. The patient suffered abrupt onset of purpura, hypotension and cardiopulmonary arrest. A detailed clinical and pathologic report is...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bernad PG,Snyder DA,Levey M

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, strains of Streptococcus pneumoniae with greatly increased resistance to penicillin (minimal inhibitory concentrations or MICs, 1--8 microgram/ml) were recovered in cultures of blood from patients in South Africa and from one in Minnesota who had serious pneumococcal infections. The authors undertook a study...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Maki DG,Helstad AG,Kimball JL

更新日期：1980-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Hemolyzed blood samples commonly occur in hospital emergency departments (EDs). Our objective was to determine whether replacing standard large-volume/high-vacuum sample tubes with low-volume/low-vacuum tubes would significantly affect ED hemolysis. Methods:This was a prospective intervention of the use of ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Phelan MP,Reineks EZ,Berriochoa JP,Schold JD,Hustey FM,Chamberlin J,Kovach A

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnostic value of glypican 3 (GPC3) immunostaining on needle biopsy specimens has not been well assessed. In this study, 120 liver needle biopsy specimens, including 46 from cirrhotic livers and 74 hepatocellular carcinomas (HCCs), were immunohistochemically examined for expression of GPC3. The results showed st...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Anatelli F,Chuang ST,Yang XJ,Wang HL

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of HER-2/neu oncogene amplification has become clinically important in the present management of breast cancer and may have important applications in other areas of clinical oncology and scientific research. In situ hybridization is an extremely accurate and sensitive technique for assessing amplificatio...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gupta D,Middleton LP,Whitaker MJ,Abrams J

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunoperoxidase strains for prostate-specific antigen (PSA), prostatic acid phosphatase (PAcP), epithelial membrane antigen (EMA), and cytokeratins (MAK 6 and CK-KES) were performed on 1 case of squamous cell carcinoma of the prostate and on 13 cases of squamous metaplasia of prostatic epithelium in an effort to demo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lager DJ,Goeken JA,Kemp JD,Robinson RA

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:Approximately 15% of breast cancers show equivocal human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2) results on HER2 immunohistochemistry (IHC) and are reflexed for fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH). However, some cases remain equivocal. In this study, we evaluated these double-equivocal cases by using...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hou Y,Nitta H,Li Z

更新日期：2017-01-01 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：:Vitamin E has been reported to increase serum high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol. Given the known inverse relationship between HDL-cholesterol and risk of developing coronary artery disease, these preliminary results require verification or refutation. In the present study, 39 volunteers were given 600 U of vi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Howard DR,Rundell CA,Batsakis JG

更新日期：1982-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nineteen patients with acute nonlymphocytic leukemia were found to have a pericentric inversion of chromosome 16. All were classified as having acute myelomonocytic leukemia (M4) according to French-American-British Cooperative Group (FAB) criteria. Consistent abnormalities of marrow eosinophils were present. In 15 of...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bitter MA,Le Beau MM,Larson RA,Rosner MC,Golomb HM,Rowley JD,Vardiman JW

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mechanical release of single cell suspensions from solid tumors for DNA analysis by flow cytometry has been shown to be optimal for adenocarcinomas in general. In the breast, many adenocarcinomas are fibrotic or scirrhous, creating difficulty in separating the neoplastic cells from the stroma. The authors have conduct...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Torres FX,Mackowiak PG,Brown RD,Linden MD,Zarbo RJ

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Edoxaban, an oral direct factor Xa inhibitor, does not require routine monitoring. However, assessment of the anticoagulant effects may be required in certain situations. METHODS:We investigated the effects of edoxaban on prothrombin time (PT), activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT), and thrombin gene...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morishima Y,Kamisato C

更新日期：2015-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With the new screening and treatment guidelines and the prospect of human papillomavirus vaccination for adolescents, the current total volume of Papanicolaou (Pap) tests will be significantly reduced. We used available data to assess the current supply and demand in the cytotechnology labor market and how an expected...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Eltoum IA,Roberson J

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serrated adenomas are the precursors of at least 5.8% of colorectal cancers; otherwise little is known of their clinical significance in comparison with conventional adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. We compared the risk of metachronous lesions in colorectal serrated adenomas, conventional adenomas, and hyperplastic p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lazarus R,Junttila OE,Karttunen TJ,Mäkinen MJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To describe the histopathologic and immunophenotypic features of a temporary splenic allograft exposed to massive donor-specific antibody (DSA) insult. METHODS:A human cadaveric donor splenic allograft was temporarily transplanted in a highly sensitized patient with the intention of removing DSA before inte...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gaitonde S,Hassan M,Mehta V,Benedetti E,Tzvetanov I,Lichvar A,Pirzada S,Setty S

更新日期：2020-11-21 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：:Neutrophil function was determined in resting and phagocytic cells by an assay of hexose monophosphate shunt activity performed on small volumes of whole blood. This new micromethod clearly differentiated between zymosan-stimulated and unstimulated hexose monophosphate shunt activity. Furthermore, the whole blood micr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： King JW,McCall CE

更新日期：1980-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 65-year-old man with lower back pain was found to have multiple myeloma. Unique findings in the marrow aspirate smears of this patient were tadpolelike plasma cells and cellular rosettes simulating those seen in neuroblastoma. This case documents yet another facet of the broad morphologic spectrum of neoplastic plas...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wong KF,Chan JK,Chu YC

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00