Strict vs lenient criteria for elution testing: comparison of yields between two tertiary care medical centers.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To examine carbonic anhydrase IX (CAIX), a marker of renal cell carcinoma that recently has been described in malignant effusions. METHODS:Pleural and peritoneal fluids with the following diagnoses-reactive (n = 23), carcinoma (n = 17), and "suspicious for mesothelioma" (n = 4)-were immunostained for CAIX, ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ananthanarayanan V,Tretiakova M,Husain AN,Krausz T,Antic T

更新日期：2014-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cryostat sections from fully developed papular lesions of lymphomatoid papulosis (histologic subtype A or B) have been examined by immunoenzymatic staining with 24 monoclonal antibodies against lymphoid cells and their subsets. The lesions demonstrated essentially identical cellular compositions and consisted of T-lym...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ralfkiaer E,Stein H,Wantzin GL,Thomsen K,Ralfkiaer N,Mason DY

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A ligand assay specific for cobalamin that uses mouse stomach as the source of intrinsic factor has been developed. When mouse stomach extract incubated with radiocobalamin is fractionated by gel chromatography, the radioactive complex elutes as a single peak with apparent molecular weight of 54,900. Formation of the ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reynoso G,Tuggey R,Hansen H,Fontelo PA,Konopka S,Miller JT

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three policies for decreasing unnecessary cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) management Venereal Disease Research Laboratory (VDRL) tests were compared. The first policy attempted to educate physicians about the use of serologic tests for diagnosing neurosyphilis but allowed the CSF VDRL to be performed either as a screening t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Albright RE Jr,Christenson RH,Emlet JL,Graham CB 3rd,Estevez EG,Wilson ML,Reller LB,Schneider KA

更新日期：1991-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the usefulness of calretinin as an immunohistochemistry marker in the diagnosis of cardiac myxoma (CM) and the origin of myxoma cells, we examined 24 CMs and 9 fetal hearts with immunohistochemical methods on formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissues. We compared 24 CMs with 10 mural thrombi, 6 jaw myxomas, an...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Terracciano LM,Mhawech P,Suess K,D'Armiento M,Lehmann FS,Jundt G,Moch H,Sauter G,Mihatsch MJ

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structure resembling a sulfur granule found in histologic sections of endometrium from patients with intrauterine contraceptive devices is described. It is distinguished from a true sulfur granule on morphologic grounds and is further characterized as a foreign substance, most probably fragments of the synthetic con...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： O'Brien PK,Roth-Moyo LA,Davis BA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal method of heparinization should achieve therapeutic concentrations (0.2-0.5 IU/mL) in the artificial kidney and the least possible amount of heparin in the patient. Total heparinization using a bolus dose (8400 IU) followed by continuous infusion of heparin (20 IU/min), initially showed 1.4-2.4 IU/mL in the ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Talstad I,Kjelby K

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The results obtained with eight pregnancy kits on 735 urines were compared. Overall accuracies were similar and fairly high (93.4 to 95.37%), although only 78.28% of all pregnancies were simultaneously detected by all eight kits. It is suggested that the different performances of each kit could be accounted for not on...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Porres JM,D'Ambra C,Lord D,Garrity F

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Little is known concerning the pathology of spleens removed for traumatic injury. The authors studied the gross and microscopic features of 44 spleens removed for trauma and received at the Surgical Pathology Division of Parkland Memorial Hospital and 10 normal control spleens from the Medical Examiner's Office, Dalla...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Farhi DC,Ashfaq R

更新日期：1996-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To facilitate the differential diagnosis of poorly differentiated metastatic carcinomas of unknown primary site, we evaluated p63 and cytokeratin (CK) 5/6 as immunohistochemical markers for squamous cell carcinomas. The study cases were as follows: squamous cell carcinoma of the lungs, head/neck, esophagus, cervix ute...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kaufmann O,Fietze E,Mengs J,Dietel M

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The case of a 23-year-old woman with a primary small cell carcinoma of the endometrium is reported. The light microscopic features were similar to those of small cell carcinoma of the lung and those of the uterine cervix. Electron microscopy revealed cytoplasmic neurosecretory type granules and indistinct cell junctio...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kumar NB

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clq precipitins were assayed in a model system by absorption nephelometry. Polyethylene glycol was used to extract immune complexes so that sufficient sensitivity with minimal interference could be achieved. Using a double beam spectrophotometer, we found that the reaction of immune complexes with Clq occurred rapidly...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Levinson SS,Goldman J

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To assess the frequency of systemic mastocytosis (SM) in a large series of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) with t(8;21)(q22;q22). METHODS:We retrospectively characterized 40 bone marrow aspirate smears and biopsy specimens from patients with AML with t(8;21) for the presence of SM. Cases were assessed for mast...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Johnson RC,Savage NM,Chiang T,Gotlib JR,Cherry AM,Arber DA,George TI

更新日期：2013-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient who had masses in the breasts clinically suggestive of neoplasia had fibrous mastopathy and striking deposition of ochronotic pigment within the soft tissue of the breast. The gross appearance and light microscopic features are illustrated. The histochemical features of ochronotic pigment and the difficulty ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lefer LG,Rosier RP

更新日期：1979-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors describe the case of a 33-year-old man with a solitary cystic lesion of the left distal radius with central radiodensities that radiographically suggested a chondroid matrix. Curettage of the lesion revealed numerous calcospherites with a lamellar structure. This lamellar pattern is thought to be a result ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kragel PJ,Williams J,Garvin DF,Goral AB

更新日期：1989-12-01 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：: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：:Inherited giant platelet disorders are extremely rare. The aim of this article is to review the clinical and laboratory features of this heterogeneous group and to arrive at a working classification. We conducted our literature search using the National Library of Medicine database. A total of 12 clinical entities wer...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mhawech P,Saleem A

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new disposable bleeding time device (Hemalet) was tested in 20 normal individuals and 11 patients with various bleeding disorders. The results were compared with those of Simplate II. The mean bleeding time for normal individuals was 5.4 +/- 1.5 (mean +/- 1 SD) minutes by Hemalet and 5.8 +/- 1.4 (mean +/- 1 SD) minu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Toomey KC,Kim HC,Kosmin M,Saidi P

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:RhD determination in pregnant women is critical to facilitate Rh immune globulin prophylaxis for RhD-negative women. A single amino acid change in the RhD antigen can cause epitope loss, giving rise to "partial D" variants. Women with some partial D variants may develop anti-D against the missing epitope after pregnan...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang D,Lane C,Quillen K

更新日期：2010-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report the advantages of a new anticoagulant-antiaggregant mixture that avoids the deleterious effects of ethylenediaminotetraacetic acid (EDTA) on mean platelet volume and also prevents EDTA-induced platelet clumping. It is suitable for routine cell counting and sizing with the Coulter Counter S-Plus STKR...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lippi U,Schinella M,Modena N,Nicoli M,Lippi G

更新日期：1990-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sporadically, hematology analyzers generate grossly erroneous results for one or several parameters of the complete blood count (CBC) because of a characteristic or peculiarity of an individual patient specimen. This article presents three cases of relatively less well-known analytic errors of this sort, falsely eleva...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Savage RA

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Factitious laboratory results often lead to unnecessary testing or treatment. This brief review of factitious biochemical results due to preexisting hematologic conditions focuses on the mechanisms underlying the factitious results and suggests ways to prevent them. An observant pathologist identifies these errors, in...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Dalal BI,Brigden ML

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To determine the current frequency of discovering important diagnoses at autopsy, the diagnoses made in all complete or "no head" autopsies during 1994 at a major tertiary care transplantation referral center were retrospectively compared with the diagnoses made antemortem. Of 176 autopsies, 79 (44.9%) revealed 1 or m...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols L,Aronica P,Babe C

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Blood glucose results for 2,601 specimens obtained at multiphasic health examination, divided into three age groups, were analyzed using probability plot paper. Two straight lines could be fitted to each distribution. The assumption was made that the lower lines correspond to "normal-healthy" persons, whereas the uppe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morgenstern NL,Shearn MA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize error rates for genetic test orders between medical specialties and in different settings by examining detailed order information. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of a detailed utilization management case database, comprising 2.5 years of data and almost 1,400 genetic test orde...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mathias PC,Conta JH,Konnick EQ,Sternen DL,Stasi SM,Cole BL,Astion ML,Dickerson JA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA sequencing was used to confirm Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae nucleic acids in endocervical swab samples. DNA in residues of the samples with positive results by 2 commercial kits was subjected to nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The nested PCR amplicons were used as templates...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lee SH,Vigliotti VS,Pappu S

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five patients with dermatopathic lymphadenopathy, 12 with (9 patients and 3 follow-up) and 23 without associated mycosis fungoides, and 7 controls with 26 lymph nodes were studied by light microscopic examination and immunostaining for S-100 protein. Fourteen of these cases were examined ultrastructurally. The ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Herrera GA

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cardiac-related death has been reported following strenuous exercise, and biochemical markers predicting adverse outcomes would be useful. Despite the fact the myeloperoxidase (MPO) release may precede myocardial injury and identify at-risk patients earlier than traditional markers, information on the effects of marat...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Melanson SE,Green SM,Wood MJ,Neilan TG,Lewandrowski EL

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since the introduction of the triple screen, the emergence of additional analytes found to be associated with trisomy 21 pregnancies has challenged the clinical pathology and obstetric communities to determine which combination provides the best performance characteristics as a screening test. The cost, practicality, ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baliff JP,Mooney RA

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00