Risk-benefit analysis of sampling methods for fine-needle aspiration cytology: a mathematical modeling approach.

abstract：:Extramammary Paget disease (EPD) is an uncommon cutaneous malignant neoplasm that arises in areas rich in apocrine glands (perineum, vulva, and axilla). Apocrine gland origin or apocrine differentiation of cells of EPD has been suggested. Estrongen, progesterone, and androgen hormone receptors have been reported to ex...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Diaz de Leon E,Carcangiu ML,Prieto VG,McCue PA,Burchette JL,To G,Norris BA,Kovatich AJ,Sanchez RL,Krigman HR,Gatalica Z

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The objective of this research was to determine test intervals between intraoperator case reviews to minimize the impact of recall. METHODS:Three pathologists were presented with a group of 120 slides and subsequently challenged with a study set of 120 slides after 2-week and 4-week intervals. The challenge...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Campbell WS,Talmon GA,Foster KW,Baker JJ,Smith LM,Hinrichs SH

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The volume of data contained in a data warehouse represents a potential resource to provide the basis for detailed and specific reference intervals. Routine chemistry panel testing data were derived from an outreach laboratory patient population of 438,180 people and then screened by multiple data filters to identify ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bock BJ,Dolan CT,Miller GC,Fitter WF,Hartsell BD,Crowson AN,Sheehan WW,Williams JD

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Acute paraplegia developed in a 53-year-old man with pulmonary aspergilloma because of contiguous extension of Aspergillus infection to the epidural and subdural spaces and spinal cord. Histopathologic findings of the spinal cord showed Aspergillus hyphae penetrating the myelin sheath and myelomalacia, predominantly i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sheth NK,Varkey B,Wagner DK

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied whether laboratory confirmation of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) can be improved after antigen clearance by determining free antibody and combining the results of an antigenic and a biologic assay. Blood samples taken over 40 days in 14 patients with HIT with thromboembolism underwent fluorescence-...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harenberg J,Wang L,Hoffmann U,Huhle G,Feuring M

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma of T-cell type occurring in a renal transplant recipient is described. This lymphoma was classified as large cell, immunoblastic type and presented as a mediastinal mass, although it was demonstrated to be disseminated at autopsy two weeks later. Lymphoma cells expressed the immunologi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Griffith RC,Saha BK,Janney CM,Ratner L,Brunt EM,Gajl-Peczalska KJ,Hanto DW

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of breast cancer estrogen receptor (ER) status as a predictor of tumor response to adjuvant endocrine therapy remains a mainstay of breast cancer management. Recent second generation anti-ER antibodies and new epitope retrieval methods have produced paraffin-based immunohistochemical results that correla...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nichols GE,Frierson HF Jr,Boyd JC,Hanigan MH

更新日期：1996-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Auto Microbic System (AMS) is an almost completely automated system, capable of identifying Enterobacteriaceae after 8 hours, and some glucose nonfermenters after 13 hours of incubation. The Autobac ID system is a mechanized, computer-assisted system capable of identifying Enterobacteriaceae and many nonfermentati...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barry AL,Gavan TL,Badal RE,Telenson MJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 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：:The diagnosis of myeloid leukemia cutis can be difficult, particularly in the context of an initial skin biopsy with a malignant hematopoietic neoplasm. We studied the immunohistochemical characteristics of 33 cases of myeloid leukemia cutis diagnosed at Stanford University Medical Center, Stanford, CA, 1996-2007, and...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cronin DM,George TI,Sundram UN

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytologic features of the cell-stroma interface are useful in distinguishing between monomorphic adenomas of the basal cell type and adenoid cystic carcinoma. In basal cell adenomas, the collagenous stroma interdigitates with adjacent cells, whereas in adenoid cystic carcinoma, the two are separated by a sharp smooth ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stanley MW,Horwitz CA,Rollins SD,Powers CN,Bardales RH,Korourain S,Stern SJ

更新日期：1996-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinically and histopathologically well-documented case of malignant carcinoid tumor (with carcinoid syndrome) is described. The presence of numerous psammoma bodies in metastatic carcinoid tumor deposits, confirmed by histochemical and ultrastructural analyses, represents a heretofore unreported finding. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Caya JG,Tieu TM,Wollenberg NJ,Soergel K,Anderson T

更新日期：1984-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The levels of thymus-derived lymphocytes (T-cells) in samples of peripheral blood from 47 patients with carcinoma of the breast, 36 patients with benign mammary lesions, and 33 matched normal controls were determined. Results were analyzed with three statistical tests. It was found that the mean percentages of T-lymph...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Keller SE,Ioachim HL,Pearse T,Siletti DM

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay using oligonucleotide primers to detect mecA and 16S ribosomal RNA gene was developed to aid in identification of methicillin-resistant staphylococci. Validation included 99 isolates of staphylococcus grouped into one of five categories: methicillin-susceptible coagula...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Salisbury SM,Sabatini LM,Spiegel CA

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To compare the Affirm VPIII molecular test (Becton Dickinson, Burlington, NC) with morphologic identification used in routine Papanicolaou (Pap) test screening in the detection and identification of Candida species, Trichomonas vaginalis, and Gardnerella vaginalis, we identified 431 cases with a concomitant Pap test a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Levi AW,Harigopal M,Hui P,Schofield K,Chhieng DC

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reliability of "standard" plasmas used by clinical laboratories to assay factor VIII concentrations of patients' plasmas was studied by assessing the credibility of their reference values. Two of three commercial reference plasmas were considered to be unreliable. The third commercial reference plasma appeared to ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harper TA,Bailey EL,Chauhan K

更新日期：1981-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunophenotypic analysis is useful in distinguishing reactive from neoplastic lymphoproliferations, particularly when tissue is limited or histologic findings are equivocal. Surface membrane immunoglobulin (SmIg) light chain restriction in B cells is especially helpful in documenting clonality, and the loss of SmIg b...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zhao XF,Cherian S,Sargent R,Seethala R,Bonner H,Greenberg B,Bagg A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fresh frozen plasma (FFP) normally requires about 45 min to thaw in a 37 degrees C water bath when placed inside an additional plastic overbag. That relatively prolonged time may result in non-utilization or delays in delivery of the product, especially, during emergency surgery. One report recommends the use of a mic...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Westphal RG,Tindle B,Howard PL,Golden EA,Page GA

更新日期：1982-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of subclinical hemolytic disease of the newborn resulting in reticulocytosis and positive direct and indirect antiglobulin tests in an infant both ABO- and Rh(D)-compatible with its mother is reported. The antibody was an IgG, non-complement-binding molecule present in low titer with a low avidity for the antig...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hanzlick RL,Senhauser DA

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To correlate human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) viral load with pathologic features in graft acute hepatitis of unknown origin. METHODS:Liver frozen samples from 26 patients with graft hepatitis of unknown origin were available for HHV-6 DNA quantification. RESULTS:In 10 (38.5%) of 26 liver samples, HHV-6 DNA was...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Buyse S,Roque-Afonso AM,Vaghefi P,Gigou M,Dussaix E,Duclos-Vallée JC,Samuel D,Guettier C

更新日期：2013-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three paired samples were distributed at three--six-month intervals in the Basic Ligand Survey during 1976. The stabilities of mean values obtained by widely used commercial kit procedures and by all methods for eight analytes are reported. Significant improvements in accuracy and long-term precision were identified i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Haven GT,Hansell JR,Haven MC

更新日期：1978-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Subsequent to recent disclosures that low serum vitamin B12 results can appear normal using many of the current radioassay methods because of the presence of cobalamin (vitamin B12) analogues in human serum, a number of radioassay kits have become available with modified intrinsic factor preparations and claims of mea...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： LeFebvre RJ,Virji AS,Mertens BF

更新日期：1980-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary malignant germ cell tumors of the mediastinum are extremely rare among females. This report describes such a tumor arising in the mediastinum of a 26-year-old woman and correlates immunohistochemical studies of the neoplasm with serum tumor markers. Microscopic examination of the tumor revealed an embryonal ca...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sandhaus L,Strom RL,Mukai K

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas alcaligenes is a common soil and water inhabitant that has rarely been proven a human pathogen. We describe a fatal case of Pseudomonas alcaligenes endocarditis. The need for accurate identification of unusual organisms isolated in a clinical setting are discussed. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Valenstein P,Bardy GH,Cox CC,Zwadyk P

更新日期：1983-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Urine myoglobin concentrations are measured clinically to assess rhabdomyolysis and the related risk of renal damage. We studied urine myoglobin concentrations in vitro to explore the factors affecting stability. Myoglobin was very unstable in urine specimens, especially below pH 6.5, and its immunoreactivity deterior...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chen-Levy Z,Wener MH,Toivola B,Daum P,Reyes M,Fine JS

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated the performance (ie, imprecision, inaccuracy, and analytic sensitivity) of the Sysmex SE-9000 commercial hematology analyzer (TOA Medical Electronics, Kobe, Japan) on differential leukocyte counts according to the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards H20-A protocol. The results obtained we...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Buttarello M,Bulian P,Temporin V,Rizzotti P

更新日期：1997-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metastatic ameloblastoma of the maxilla with secondary hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old man is presented. After treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, the patient was found to have multiple metastases and severe hypercalcemia associated with high levels of parathormone-like substance in the pe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Madiedo G,Choi H,Kleinman JG

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The role of viruses in several renal diseases is not documented clearly. The authors attempted to localize envelope glycoproteins of Hantaan virus in biopsy specimens from patients with Korean hemorrhagic fever (KHF) as evidence of direct viral invasion of renal tissues. The authors studied sequential sections of kidn...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kim S,Kang ET,Kim YG,Han JS,Lee JS,Kim YI,Hall WC,Dalrymple JM,Peters CJ

更新日期：1993-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cellular proliferation is being evaluated as an independent prognostic indicator in a variety of tumors, including non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL). Although the labeling index (LI), using either tritiated thymidine or monoclonal antibodies to bromodeoxyuridine, is considered to be the gold standard of cell kinetic measu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sebo TJ,Roche PC,Witzig TE,Kurtin PJ

更新日期：1993-06-01 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