CD163 expression is present in cutaneous histiocytomas but not in atypical fibroxanthomas.

abstract：:For quality-control purposes, federal regulations require cytology laboratories to compare Papanicolaou smear and cervical biopsy reports, if available, and determine the cause of any discrepancies. The authors reviewed 56,497 cervicovaginal smears, of which 1,582 (2.8%) had a subsequent cervical biopsy or endocervica...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Joste NE,Crum CP,Cibas ES

更新日期：1995-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An unusual case of acute myelomonocytic leukemia (AMML) in an 81-year-old man is described. Ultrastructural examination revealed the presence of distinct Auer bodies, which commonly are found in acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL). The Auer bodies had a splinterlike appearance with a distinct tubular substructure. The ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Payne CM,Harrow EJ

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper presents the first comprehensive morphometry analysis of normal thyroid, adenomas, and follicular and papillary carcinomas. The mean nuclear volume and the mean nuclear surface increased, while the volume densities of rough endoplasmic reticulum and dense bodies decreased from normal thyroid through adenoma...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johannessen JV,Sobrinho-Simóes M,Finseth I,Pilström L

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proportion of patients under surveillance for recurrent bladder carcinoma with no immediate evidence of bladder tumor recurrence have positive multitarget fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH; UroVysion, Vysis, Downers Grove, IL) results. The course of these "anticipatory positive" cases and the time to bladder ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yoder BJ,Skacel M,Hedgepeth R,Babineau D,Ulchaker JC,Liou LS,Brainard JA,Biscotti CV,Jones JS,Tubbs RR

更新日期：2007-02-01 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 authors studied the performance of four measures of laboratory turnaround time: the mean, median, 90th percentile, and proportion of tests reported within a predetermined cut-off interval (proportion of acceptable tests [PAT]). Measures were examined with the use of turnaround time data from 11,070 stat partial th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Valenstein PN,Emancipator K

更新日期：1989-04-01 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：:Most cutaneous T-cell lymphomas are derived from mature postthymic T cells of the CD4 subtype. When other less common profiles are encountered, a diagnostic challenge is posed. Accurate categorization is critical because of the specificity of therapeutic regimens, including biologics. A 65-year-old woman was seen in 2...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Magro CM,Seilstad KH,Porcu P,Morrison CD

更新日期：2006-07-01 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：:Monoclonal antibody (MoAb) 44-3A6 recognizes a glandular differentiation-associated antigen and has been used to identify exocrine differentiation in pulmonary carcinomas. The authors assessed its value in the diagnosis of lung carcinomas metastatic to lung/pleura and pleural malignant mesothelioma (MM), using cell bl...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Spagnolo DV,Whitaker D,Carrello S,Radosevich JA,Rosen ST,Gould VE

更新日期：1991-03-01 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：OBJECTIVES:BCOR-CCNB3 sarcoma (BCS) is an undifferentiated tumor that has some clinical and morphologic similarity to classic Ewing sarcoma, but it is characterized by a distinct BCOR-CCNB3 gene fusion. There are no reports describing its cytomorphologic findings. METHODS:We describe cytologic findings of five molecul...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gajdzis P,Laé M,Pierron G,Brisse HJ,Orbach D,Fréneaux P,Laurence V,Klijanienko J

更新日期：2020-02-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is by far the most common malignancy of the upper aerodigestive tract. Most conventional-type SCCs do not present the surgical pathologist with diagnostic difficulty. Certain variants, however, can histologically mimic benign and other malignant diseases. In such cases, correct diagnosis ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stelow EB,Mills SE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A teenage male, with Goodpasture's syndrome and serum antiglomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) antibodies, had a focal proliferative glomerulonephritis with crescents. Immunofluorescence microscopy of his glomeruli using anti-IgG antibodies demonstrated both intense linear GBM staining, and granular subepithelial s...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jennette JC,Lamanna RW,Burnette JP,Wilkman AS,Iskander SS

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bull's algorithm has been evaluated by computer simulation studies. Varying amounts of systematic analytic error were simulated in either hemoglobin (Hgb), red blood cell count (RBC), or mean corpuscular volume (MCV) with the resulting red blood cell indices averaged in batches of 20 using Bull's algorithm. The number...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cembrowski GS,Westgard JO

更新日期：1985-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clotting tests based upon the activated partial thromboplastin time are disturbed by heparin. This brief communication shows that Factor XII clotting activity in plasma samples heparinized in vitro and in vivo can be measured accurately by means of an aPTT-test using congenitally deficient substrate plasma when the pl...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lämmle B,Tran TH,Duckert F

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoclonal immunoradiometric assays (IRMA) for human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) are available for either intact hCG (IhCG) or beta subunit hCG (beta hCG). The authors evaluated the clinical applications of both methods. Serum samples (N = 180) were divided into the following five clinical groups: Group 1: elevated l...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pardue MG,Taylor EH,London S,Walls RC,Pappas AA

更新日期：1990-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously reported 24 cases of marrow fibrin-ring granuloma (FRG) encountered in 1 institution and concluded that, contrary to previous studies showing marrow FRG as a diagnostic marker for Q fever, Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) was the most common proven cause of such FRG. The present study characterized patients with...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chung HJ,Chi HS,Jang S,Park CJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 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：: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：:Several authors have suggested that a plausible mechanism for variation in reported mean corpuscular volume (MCV) and hematocrit values for Hematology Survey Specimens may be due to the presence of hyperglycemia in the suspending matrix of the specimens, resulting in cell swelling due to an osmotic matrix effect. The ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Savage RA

更新日期：1983-10-01 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：:The blood counts and lactic dehydrogenase values of eight patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were reviewed in relation to the clinical course. Three of the eight patients died. In these patients, the hemoglobin was significantly lower and the LDH higher at the time of presentation than that of the...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Crowley JP,Metzger JB,L'Europa RA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To determine whether V H family usage in B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders can be deduced from polymerase chain reaction (PCR) product-length information obtained through the BIOMED-2 (Invivoscribe, San Diego, CA) clonality assay. Methods:We develop an algorithm that uses the sizing information of the BI...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： McDonald TJ,Kuo L,Kuo FC

更新日期：2017-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factor V Leiden (FVR506Q) is a genetic defect in the factor V (FV) molecule that confers resistance to proteolysis by activated protein C (APC) and is the most common abnormality detected in patients studied for hereditary thrombophilia. The initial screening test for this abnormality was a comparison of the activated...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Akhtar MS,Blair AJ,King TC,Sweeney JD

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the histogenesis of and determine the most useful markers for diagnosing anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC), 32 cases, including 2 with numerous osteoclast-like cells, were stained with a battery of antibodies to epithelial (keratin, epithelial membrane antigen [EMA], carcinoembryonic antigen [CEA]), mesenchy...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ordóñez NG,El-Naggar AK,Hickey RC,Samaan NA

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the association between the positive direct antiglobulin test (DAT) and hypergammaglobulinemia, the authors prospectively studied 154 patients, classified into three groups: Group 1, 52 patients with a positive DAT result in pretransfusion samples; Group 2, 52 patients with a negative DAT result; and Gr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Huh YO,Liu FJ,Rogge K,Chakrabarty L,Lichtiger B

更新日期：1988-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has halted in-person medical student education in many large academic centers, including the University of Washington. We identified a unique opportunity to bring comprehensive and targeted anatomic pathology training to large numbers of medical students who would not re...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parker EU,Chang O,Koch L

更新日期：2020-10-13 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To evaluate the prevalence of potentially unnecessary repeat testing (PURT) and the associated economic burden for an inpatient population at a large academic medical facility. Methods:We evaluated all inpatient test orders during 2016 for PURT by comparing the intertest times to published recommendations. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hueth KD,Jackson BR,Schmidt RL

更新日期：2018-05-31 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:A systematic review of the literature was performed to identify whether minimum formalin fixation time may be reduced for reliable immunohistochemical assessment of estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2). METHODS:PubMed, EMBASE, and the Cochra...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kalkman S,Barentsz MW,van Diest PJ

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00