9p21 deletion in the diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, using fluorescence in situ hybridization analysis.

abstract：:A case of a 66-year-old Japanese woman with two synchronous urinary bladder tumors, namely verrucous carcinoma and poorly differentiated squamous cell carcinoma, is described. Both tumors were accompanied by widespread squamous metaplasia in the background and unassociated with bilharzial infection. The poorly differe...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Oida Y,Yasuda M,Kajiwara H,Onda H,Kawamura N,Osamura RY

更新日期：1997-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transforming acidic coiled-coil containing protein 3 (TACC3) is known to be involved in the control of normal cell growth and differentiation and in mechanisms of unregulated growth leading to tumorigenesis. The aim of the present paper was to determine the rate of TACC3 expression in a non-small cell lung cancer (NSC...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Jung CK,Jung JH,Park GS,Lee A,Kang CS,Lee KY

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thymidine phosphorylase (dThdPase)/platelet-derived endothelial cell growth factor, is expressed at higher levels in tumor tissues compared to the adjacent normal tissues in a variety of human carcinomas. The higher expression is associated with an increase of intratumoral microvessel density (IMVD) and an unfavorable...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Okamoto E,Osaki M,Kase S,Adachi H,Kaibara N,Ito H

更新日期：2001-03-01 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：:An extremely rare case of malignant mesothelioma of the pericardium is reported. The tumor appeared to be the biphasic type of diffuse malignant mesothelioma which present many small to fine lipid droplets in the cytoplasm, particularly that of the epithelial cell, and a positive immunohistochemical reaction with anti...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ohmori T,Arita N,Okada K,Kondo M,Tabei R

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 79-year-old man presented with back pain. Chest CT scan showed elevated nodular lesions in the right parietal pleurae with pleural effusion. There were no intrapulmonary or mediastinal abnormalities. Under local anesthesia, right thoracoscopy and subsequent thoracoscopic pleural resection were performed using an ins...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kawahara K,Sasada S,Nagano T,Suzuki H,Kobayashi M,Matsui K,Takata K,Yoshino T,Michida T,Iwasaki T

更新日期：2008-04-01 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：:BAT-26 instability, a sensitive marker for the high-frequency microsatellite instability (MSI-H) phenotype, was analyzed in samples of gastric cancer and in adjacent intestinal metaplastic mucosae. Although all MSI-H gastric cancer samples showed BAT-26 instability, as assessed using 12 dinucleotide microsatellite mar...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Jin Z,Tamura G,Satoh M,Meguro T,Miura T,Hayashi M,Osakabe M,Ohmura K,Ogata S,Endoh Y,Motoyama T

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Angiomyolipoma (AML) is a mixed mesenchymal tumor belonging to the family of perivascular epithelioid cell tumors. Concurrent development of AML and adult renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is very rare. Herein is presented a unique case in which RCC arose within a previously detected AML tumor mass. A 40-year-old woman had b...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Inomoto C,Umemura S,Sasaki Y,Yasuda M,Terachi T,Osamura RY

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatic ultrasonic transient elastography (FibroScan) is a new diagnostic method for the assessment of hepatic fibrosis. There are limited data available on its use as a follow-up tool for patients with chronic hepatitis B. In this study, 134 patients were enrolled. Hepatic fibrosis was evaluated by liver stiffness me...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Zhang YG,Wang BE,Wang TL,Ou XJ

更新日期：2010-04-01 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：:Myofibroblasts have ultrastructural and functional characteristics intermediate between fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. Previous studies indicated that most myofibroblasts express actin and vimentin but not desmin immunophenotypes. Two benign intramuscular myofibroblastic tumors which displayed a desmin-positive ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Yang P,Hirose T,Seki K,Hasegawa T,Hizawa K,Sano T

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An 18-year-old man who suffered from panniculitis involving the entire left lower limb after exertional rhabdomyolysis is reported. A high fever (>39 degrees C) and leukocytosis (>20,000/microL) persisted for 1 week, and his general status deteriorated rapidly into pre-disseminated intravascular coagulation, complicat...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kanai Y,Iwaya K,Kuroda M,Harada M,Hirata F,Mukai K

更新日期：2000-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our objective is to elucidate the usefulness of maspin/p53 double immunostaining on biliary brushing cytology specimens. We first examined the expression of maspin in the biliary epithelium with variable degrees of dysplasia using surgically resected specimens (n = 56). Maspin appeared to be overexpressed in a stepwis...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kanzawa M,Sanuki T,Onodera M,Fujikura K,Itoh T,Zen Y

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Secondary (metastatic) neoplasms to the ovary often cause diagnostic problems, especially those tumors that produce large, symptomatic ovarian tumors that masquerade clinically and pathologically as primary ovarian tumors of surface epithelial type. Most of these tumors arise from organs of the digestive system. Excep...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Hart WR

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For the detection of chromosome translocations/chimeric genes and specific genetic abnormalities in soft tissue tumors, we conducted fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) analysis on 280 cases of soft tissue and other tumors using formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue sections. The detection rate of the FISH spl...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Miura Y,Keira Y,Ogino J,Nakanishi K,Noguchi H,Inoue T,Hasegawa T

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of duodenal stromal tumor in a 51-year-old man is reported. The tumor histologically showed spindle cell proliferation and numerous eosinophilic globules. Most globules were composed of tangled 45 nm thick fibrils, which were ultrastructurally identical to 'skeinoid fibers'. The presence of glycogen gran...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Matsukuma S,Doi M,Suzuki M,Ikegawa K,Sato K,Kuwabara N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cell systems (MINT1/2/3) derived from a melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) arising in the mandible of a 1-month-old newborn boy have been established, and their cytological natures have been characterized. The cells had immunopositivities for pan-keratin, vimentin, neuron-specific enolase, S-100 p...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Metwaly H,Cheng J,Maruyama S,Ohshiro K,Suzuki I,Hoshina Y,Saku T

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reported herein are seven cases of a histologically distinct oncocytic papillary renal cell carcinoma (OPRCC) with an inverted nuclear pattern. To define its prognostic significance, the clinicopathological features of OPRCC were compared to those of types 1 and 2 PRCC. The median age of the seven patients was 67 year...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Park BH,Ro JY,Park WS,Jee KJ,Kim K,Gong G,Cho YM

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Seven cases of primary amyloidosis (AL-type) were studied immunocytochemically for the possible involvement of pancreatic islets. The two cases with extensive organ involvement by AL-amyloidosis revealed amyloid deposits in pancreatic islets by routine HE and Congo red staining, which were positive for amyloid p and a...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Tomita T

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of carcinosarcoma of the esophagus are reported. Both were polypoid tumors occurring in the middle of the intrathoracic esophagus. The tumors were predominantly composed of spindle-shaped sarcoma cells with some squamous cell carcinomas (SCC). One tumor showed many bizarre giant cells with filamentous materi...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Taniyama K,Sasaki N,Mukai T,Uemura N,Miyoshi N,Nakai H,Nakayama H,Tahara E

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schwarz and Benditt found clustering of replicating cells in aortic endothelium in 1976 and discussed how homeostasis of the arterial wall is maintained through this nonrandom distribution of replicating cells. However, it is still unclear how cells of vascular walls turnover. In order to address this issue, we evalua...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Takahashi M,Masuda H,Yoshida M,Ito Y,Nanjo H,Sugiyama T,Maeda D,Goto A

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the prognostic significance of the methods used to determine the presence of metastasis in second-tier lymph nodes of patients with gastric cancer, the authors studied lymph nodes surgically removed from 100 patients with gastric cancer (55 with early cancer, 45 with progressive). The results of HE staini...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Ikeda S,Funakoshi N,Usui S,Takiguchi N,Hiranuma S,Shibata T

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report presents a case of neural fibrolipoma arising from the superficial peroneal nerve in the ankle. A 28-year-old woman was referred with a soft tissue mass in the anterior aspect of the right ankle, which had been gradually enlarging for the past 10 years. Magnetic resonance imaging showed a mass lesion, meas...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Akisue T,Matsumoto K,Yamamoto T,Kizaki T,Fujita I,Yoshiya S,Kurosaka M

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The biologic behavior of gastrointestinal stromal tumors is difficult to predict, and they can be best studied in a site-specific fashion. The aims of this study are to analyze the clinicopathologic parameters and assess the prognostic value of p53 (DO-7) and Ki-67 (MIB-1) immunoreactivities in small intestinal stroma...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Chang MS,Choe G,Kim WH,Kim YI

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar hypoplasia (CH) is one of the congenital abnormalities of the central nervous system and is seen in several diseases and syndromes. This study was conducted in order to examine methods for evaluating CH in fetus and neonate because CH has been diagnosed without any morphometric criteria at autopsy. We sampl...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Murakami A,Tanaka M,Ijiri R,Kato K,Yamashita S,Kurosawa K,Arai N,Aoki I,Tanaka Y

更新日期：2016-01-01 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：:So-called 'hybrid' lesion of ameloblastoma, which is composed of desmoplastic ameloblastoma and conventional follicular/plexiform ameloblastoma, is an unusual variant of ameloblastoma and only eight cases of 'hybrid' lesion have been published in the English literature. To enhance knowledge of this interesting tumor, ...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Takata T,Miyauchi M,Ogawa I,Zhao M,Kudo Y,Sato S,Takekoshi T,Nikai H,Tanimoto K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The juxtaglomerular cell tumor (JGCT) of the kidney is a rare neoplasm which commonly secretes renin. This tumor often occurs in teenagers. This paper documents the 14th adult-onset (over 30-years-old) case with a giant JGCT which measured 9.0 x 8.0 x 7.5 cm. Histologically, this tumor was composed of both vascular an...

journal_title：Pathology international

authors： Kuroda N,Moriki T,Komatsu F,Miyazaki E,Hayashi Y,Naruse K,Nakayama H,Kiyoku H,Hiroi M,Shuin T,Enzan H

更新日期：2000-03-01 00:00:00