Immunohistochemical analysis of nestin and c-kit and their significance in pancreatic tumors.

abstract：:We describe a rare case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma with features resembling chondroblastic osteosarcoma in the dedifferentiated component. The tumor was removed from the left thigh in a 78-year-old male. It consisted of a well-differentiated liposarcoma and an anaplastic component that contained numerous osteoid ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Yamamoto T,Matsushita T,Marui T,Mizuno K,Minami R,Hayashi Y,Hanioka K

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of uterine clear cell tumor is reported in a 56-year-old woman. The neoplasm was identified as a peculiar low-grade leiomyosarcoma, composed mainly of watery, clear large cells with round, fairly regular nuclei. No appreciable pleomorphism or high mitotic activity was noted. There was no necrosis. The ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Karpuz V,Joris F,Letovanec N,Branchmanski F,Kapanci Y

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical and clinicopathological features of 58 gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) were studied. One occurred in the esophagus, 41 in the stomach, nine in the small intestine, and seven in the large intestine. By using indirect immunoperoxidase staining for Cajal cell markers (c-kit protein and CD34), s...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Tazawa K,Tsukada K,Makuuchi H,Tsutsumi Y

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological grading of prostate cancer is one of the most important tissue-based parameters for prediction of outcome and treatment response. Gleason grading remains the foundation of prostate cancer grading, but has undergone a series of changes in the past 30 years, often initiated by consensus conference decisions...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Egevad L,Delahunt B,Yaxley J,Samaratunga H

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of incidentally detected liver metastasis of follicular carcinoma of the thyroid, histologically mimicking ectopic thyroid, is described. The patient was a 48-year-old woman. A 2-cm mass was incidentally detected in the left lobe of the liver by abdominal computed tomography (CT) scan. Partial liver resection w...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kondo T,Katoh R,Omata K,Oyama T,Yagawa A,Kawaoi A

更新日期：2000-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The factors conferring the increased malignancy on lung adenocarcinoma with micropapillary component (AC-MPC) remain to be elucidated. On proteomics based on 2-dimensional gel electrophoresis, 19 proteins differentially expressed by more than 1.5-fold between AC-MPC and conventional adenocarcinoma (CAC); in particular...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Nakashima H,Jiang SX,Sato Y,Hoshi K,Matsumoto T,Nagashio R,Kobayashi M,Matsuo Y,Shiomi K,Hayakawa K,Saegusa M,Satoh Y

更新日期：2015-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New insights into the pathogenesis of lymphoid malignancies have been gained through novel genetic, molecular and immunological techniques. A new classification system for lymphoid malignancies, known as the new World Health Organization (WHO) classification, has been proposed recently based on these findings. The rel...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ohshima K,Suzumiya J,Kikuchi M

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the present paper was to examine the level of apoptosis and the relationships among apoptosis, apoptosis-associated proteins, and proliferating potential in lymphoma tissues to clarify the characteristics of apoptosis in diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) of the central nervous system (CNS). The for...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Arai M,Sasaki A,Saito N,Nakazato Y

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 70-year-old man with metastatic liver tumors showed carcinoid syndrome with clinical symptoms of facial flushing, palpitation, dyspnea, and an itching sensation. Regurgitation of the tricuspid and aortic valves was observed by echocardiography. An elevated serum level of serotonin and a high urine excretion of serot...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Sakai D,Murakami M,Kawazoe K,Tsutsumi Y

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several reports have demonstrated the use of whole-slide imaging (WSI) for primary pathological diagnosis, but no such studies have been published from Asia. We retrospectively collected 1070 WSI specimens from 900 biopsies and small surgeries conducted in nine hospitals. Nine pathologists, who participated in this st...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Tabata K,Mori I,Sasaki T,Itoh T,Shiraishi T,Yoshimi N,Maeda I,Harada O,Taniyama K,Taniyama D,Watanabe M,Mikami Y,Sato S,Kashima Y,Fujimura S,Fukuoka J

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phyllodes tumor is a very rare neoplasm which accounts for 2.5% of all fibroepithelial lesions of the breast. The mesenchymal component of a malignant phyllodes tumor frequently contains heterologous components. We report a case of malignant phyllodes tumor. The patient was a 40-year-old woman with a lump on the left ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kuroda N,Sugimoto T,Ueda S,Takahashi T,Moriki T,Sonobe H,Miyazaki E,Hayashi Y,Toi M,Hiroi M,Enzan H

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:BRN2 is a developmental neural cell-specific POU domain transcription factor and is crucial for cell lineage determination. We investigated the importance of BRN2 in the expression of the lineage-specific transcription factors (achaete-scute homolog-like 1 (ASCL1) and NeuroD1 (ND1)) and neural/neuroendocrine marker mo...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ishii J,Sato H,Sakaeda M,Shishido-Hara Y,Hiramatsu C,Kamma H,Shimoyamada H,Fujiwara M,Endo T,Aoki I,Yazawa T

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The first tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) classification for stomach tumors was published in the second edition of the TNM classification of malignant tumors in 1974 and was followed by additional editions up to the seventh edition published in 2010. In the Buffalo Meeting 2008 a harmonization between the Eastern (Japan...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Wittekind C

更新日期：2015-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of intraplacental choriocarcinoma associated with a placental hemangioma is presented. Ultrasonic examination revealed a placental hemangioma at 33 weeks gestation. A cesarean section was performed at 37 weeks gestation. Histological examination showed intraplacental choriocarcinoma associated with the hemangio...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Aonahata M,Masuzawa Y,Tsutsui Y

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Alterations in cell surface carbohydrates on human lymphoma cell lines with different spontaneous metastatic potential in the severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID) mouse model were analyzed. A difference in cell surface carbohydrates between high- (HBL-2, HBL-7 and HBL-8) and no- or low-(HBL-4, HBL-6, Daudi and Raji...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Abe M,Suzuki O,Tasaki K,Tominaga K,Wakasa H

更新日期：1996-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) play a role in a wide range of tumorigenesis, including early carcinogenesis events, tumor growth and tumor invasion and metastasis. Given that the ability of tumor cells to infiltrate and disseminate widely is what makes the tumors malignant, a role of MMP in cell migration during this...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Nabeshima K,Inoue T,Shimao Y,Sameshima T

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A surgical case of inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor arising in the uterine corpus and exhibiting prominent myxoid change of the stroma is reported. The patient was a 63-year-old woman with a large tumor mass that filled the uterine cavity and measured 11 cm in maximal dimension. The tumor had a gelatinous appearance...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Shintaku M,Fukushima A

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleomorphic lobular carcinoma (PLC) of the breast is a variant of lobular carcinoma, characterized by loss of E-cadherin expression and high-grade morphologies. Whether the pathogenesis of PLC is in the ductal or the lobular lineage has been discussed. In this report, a case of PLC combined with apocrine carcinoma is ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ishii A,Oishi T,Kakuda Y,Yasui H,Kawata T,Muramatsu K,Takahashi K,Sugino T

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of primary esophageal adenocarcinoma in a 64-year-old man is reported. An ulcerating tumor was located in the middle intrathoracic esophagus. Histopathological examination revealed a moderately differentiated adenocarcinoma, which had invaded down to the adventitia. The cancerous tubuli were lined by flattened ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Endoh Y,Miyawaki M,Tamura G,Watanabe H,Motoyama T

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of an inflammatory pseudotumor of the liver in a 75-year-old female with chronic hepatitis C whose radiologic features simulated that of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is presented. On imaging studies, hypervascularity by CO2 ultrasound (US) angiography, enhancement at an early phase and isodensity at a late ph...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kim SR,Hayashi Y,Kudo M,Matsuoka T,Imoto S,Sasaki K,Shintani S,Song KB,Park SY,Kim JH,Ando K,Koterazawa T,Kim KI,Ninomiya T

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) are multi-functional cytokines, which belong to the transforming growth factor-β (TGF-β) family. In some cancer tissues, aberrant expression of various BMP signal components has been detected. Here, we describe the divergent roles of BMPs during the progression of cancer. BMPs exhibi...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ehata S,Yokoyama Y,Takahashi K,Miyazono K

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic active Epstein-Barr virus infection (CAEBV) is a syndrome that takes diverse clinical courses and is often associated with lymphoproliferative disorders of T/natural killer (NK)-cell lineage. We describe a patient with CAEBV associated with persistent pharyngeal ulcer, and with subsequent nasal T/NK-cell lymph...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Nagata H,Numata T,Konno A,Mikata I,Kurasawa K,Hara S,Nishimura M,Yamamoto K,Shimizu N

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection is associated with pathogenesis of various cancers, including extranodal natural killer/T-cell lymphoma, nasal type (ENKL). ENKL tumor cells are positive for EBV-encoded RNA1 (EBER1), which is the most useful marker to identify ENKL tumor cells in histopathology. Currently, EBER1 in ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ito Y,Makita S,Maeshima AM,Hatta S,Yuda S,Suzuki T,Fukuhara S,Munakata W,Taniguchi H,Suzuki T,Maruyama D,Izutsu K

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Under the condition of obvious iron-overload, there is a zonal hemosiderin (iron) deposition in hepatic lobules. The deposition is heaviest in the periportal (zone 1) and lightest in the perivenous (zone 3) hepatocytes. However, the mechanism for this pattern of iron deposition is obscure. Hepatic tissues from control...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Lu JP,Hayashi K

更新日期：1995-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Autosomal recessive polycystic kidney disease (ARPKD) is caused by genetic mutations of the gene encoding fibrocystin, and is characterized by the collecting duct cysts and congenital hepatic fibrosis. We report an autopsy-proven case of ARPKD in a 77-year-old male who presented with rapidly progressive renal and live...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Taneda S,Honda K,Aoki A,Nitta K,Tamura T,Yoshioka Y,Oda H

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:beta-Catenin has multiple functions both in intercellular adhesion and in signal transduction. As a signaling molecule, mutations in exon 3 of the beta-catenin gene stabilize this protein in the cytoplasm. Subsequently, accumulated beta-catenin protein translocates to nuclei with T-cell factor-4, and upregulates trans...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Miyake N,Maeta H,Horie S,Kitamura Y,Nanba E,Kobayashi K,Terada T

更新日期：2001-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular senescence is defined as irreversible cell arrest and could work as a safeguard against tumorigenesis. This mechanism was examined in chronic viral hepatitis-related hepatocarcinogenesis. By using surgical resected or wedge biopsied liver specimens from 87 chronic viral hepatitis patients in whom 35 neoplasti...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ikeda H,Sasaki M,Sato Y,Harada K,Zen Y,Mitsui T,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has been reported that N-myc downstream regulated gene 1 (NDRG1) is related to the prognosis of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), and associated with c-Myc degradation in NSCLC cell lines. However, the relationship of NDRG1 to prognosis or c-Myc expression in lung adenocarcinoma has not been well clarified. The p...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Dai T,Dai Y,Murata Y,Husni RE,Nakano N,Sakashita S,Noguchi M

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CpG island methylator phenotype (CIMP) is a recently described subset of colorectal cancers (CRC) with widespread methylation of multiple promoter CpG islands. But the prognostic implication of CIMP in CRC has not been clarified. Thus, the aim of the present study was to differentiate the unique characteristics of CIM...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Lee S,Cho NY,Choi M,Yoo EJ,Kim JH,Kang GH

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-grade transformation (HGT)/dedifferentiation is an unusual phenomenon in salivary gland carcinomas. Here we report a case of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) with HGT/dedifferentiation to myoepithelial carcinoma, occurring in the epipharynx of a 42-year-old woman. The surgically resected tumor was a pedunculated ma...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Tando S,Nagao T,Kayano K,Fushiki S,Itoh K

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00