Pathology and medical malpractice. Academic and trainee empirical review of cases by State of Texas physicians.

abstract：:Blast-like cells in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of neonates have been identified and previously suggested to be of germinal matrix origin. Twelve additional CSF specimens with blast-like cells collected at the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, between 1985-1992 were analyzed. The cytological features of...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jaffey PB,Varma SK,DeMay RM,McLucas EJ,Campbell GA

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although cytology laboratories are mandated to rescreen at least 10% of cervicovaginal smears, there is no uniform national rescreening practice. Follow-up data for 16,188 rescreened cervicovaginal smears were studied and decision analysis was performed to determine an optimal rescreening strategy. High-grade dysplasi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raab SS,Bishop NS,Zaleski MS

更新日期：1999-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report 2 cases of splenic postchemotherapy histiocyte-rich pseudotumor. Each patient had a history of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma, treated with multiagent chemotherapy. Computed tomography scans performed on both patients showed splenic masses. A positron emission tomography scan performed on 1 patient showed inc...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chandra P,Wen YH,Tuli S,Raphael BG,Amorosi EL,Medeiros LJ,Ibrahim S

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hydatidiform moles can be subclassified based on their ploidy. In general, complete moles are diploid, and partial moles are triploid. The standard method for the determination of DNA content is flow cytometric analysis. In this study, the authors investigated whether static cytometric analysis with the CAS 200 Image ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barclay ID,Dabbagh L,Babiak J,Poppema S

更新日期：1993-10-01 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：OBJECTIVES:Promotion of high-quality care at a lower cost requires educational initiatives across the continuum of medical education. A needs assessment was performed to inform the design of an educational tool with the goal of teaching laboratory stewardship to medical students. METHODS:The needs assessment consisted...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roth CG,Huang WY,Caruso AC,Sekhon N,Kung DH,Greely JT,Du YB,Holder-Haynes JG,Little JE,Fielder EK,Ismail NJ

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To support our Lean culture of continuous improvement, we implemented a daily management system designed so critical metrics of operational success were the focus of local teams to drive improvements. METHODS:We innovated a standardized visual daily management board composed of metric categories of Quality,...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zarbo RJ,Varney RC,Copeland JR,D'Angelo R,Sharma G

更新日期：2015-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenovirus was cultured from various gastrointestinal sites and one lung specimen from seven immunosuppressed patients, four of whom were bone marrow transplant recipients. Histologic examination and in situ hybridization studies of the lung demonstrated adenovirus in the bronchial epithelium and alveolar lining cells...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Strickler JG,Singleton TP,Copenhaver CM,Erice A,Snover DC

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of genetic abnormalities have been detected in multiple myeloma (MM) using cytogenetic techniques. The prominent abnormalities are deletions of 13q and translocations affecting the IgH locus on 14q32. The recurrence of chromosomal abnormalities in MM suggests a specific role for them concerning its pathogenes...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tchinda J,Volpert S,Kropff M,Berdel WE,Kienast J,Meinhardt F,Horst J

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A method combining alizarin red and a modified silver stain for reticulum fibers in tissue sections is described. The method allows precise localization of calcium deposits and crystals in relation to epithelial and interstitial connective tissue elements. The deposits and their spatial relationships are clearly disce...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Elbadawi A,Musto LA,Lilien OM

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Campylobacter medium (CAMPY, Becton Dickinson [BD] Microbiology Systems, Cockeysville, MD) and Vancomycin Screen Agar (VSA, BD) were compared for their ability to screen for vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) from primary plates. A microdilution minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) assay (Pasco, BD) served as t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shigei J,Tan G,Shiao A,de la Maza LM,Peterson EM

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We tested the hypothesis that extensively keratinized squamous intraepithelial lesions (SILs) are difficult to grade precisely by identifying 100 Papanicolaou smears with a keratinizing SIL that had been originally judged difficult to grade. Of these, 65 were confirmed as low-grade SIL (LSIL) or high-grade SIL (HSIL) ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Faquin WC,Brown FM,Krane JF,Renshaw AA,Cibas ES

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Centerin (SERPINA9/GCET1) is a protease inhibitor with expression restricted to germinal center B cells and lymphoid malignancies with germinal center B-cell maturation. Expression of the centerin gene transcript, along with bcl-6 and GCET2/HGAL, constitutes a molecular signature associated with a good prognosis in di...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Paterson MA,Hosking PS,Coughlin PB

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Transbronchoscopic biopsies of lung (transbronchial) or bronchus (endobronchial) have a high diagnostic of yield when performed by a single expert bronchoscopist or a small group of expert bronchoscopists. This procedure's diagnostic yield was evaluated in a general hospital where biopsies are performed by a diverse g...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jenkins R,Myerowitz RL,Kavic T,Slasky S

更新日期：1979-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess the observation that blood type B might be a marker for longevity, we reviewed the records and determined the ABO blood types of all patients who died in our hospital in 2004. Age was stratified by decade of death, and linear regressions were calculated by ABO percentage. ABO survival curves were compared. I...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brecher ME,Hay SN

更新日期：2011-01-01 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：:A 61-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) sought care because of the onset of progressive dysphagia. He was found to have a perforated, fungating esophageal mass. The combined histologic and immunologic findings were diagnostic of Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis type, lymphocyte-depleted va...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gelb AB,Medeiros LJ,Chen YY,Weiss LM,Weidner N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied methylation of 2 tumor suppressor genes (p14, p16) and 4 MINT (methylated in tumor) clones (MINT1, MINT2, MINT25, MINT31) among 51 fundic gland polyps (FGPs) and 27 normal gastric body biopsy samples using bisulfite treatment of genomic DNA followed by methylation-specific polymerase chain reaction. Thirty-...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Abraham SC,Park SJ,Cruz-Correa M,Houlihan PS,Half EE,Lynch PM,Wu TT

更新日期：2004-11-01 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：:Because of the demonstrated efficacy of Leu-M1 as a discriminant between malignant epithelioid mesothelioma (MEM) and adenocarcinomas involving the serosal surfaces (ACSs), the authors assessed the reactivities of related "myelomonocytic" antigens in this context. Paraffin sections from 41 MEMs and 43 ACSs (pulmonary,...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wick MR,Mills SE,Swanson PE

更新日期：1990-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Suspensions of lymphoid cells from tissues have been used for the determination of the quantitative relationship between the T and B cell populations. The distribution of the lymphocytes within a given tissue, however, cannot be demonstrated once such a suspension has been prepared. Various methods of characterizing l...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Millard PR,Rabin BS,Whiteside TL,Hubbard JD

更新日期：1977-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The combined experience of four university medical centers with fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the mediastinum is reviewed. This series includes 189 cases, with 100 males and 89 females, 6 months to 86 years of age. The majority (71%) of diagnoses were neoplastic with the remainder equally distributed between...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Powers CN,Silverman JF,Geisinger KR,Frable WJ

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of septicemia caused by Pseudomonas paucimobilis is reported. This represents the first definitive case of disease produced by this yellow-pigmented, nonfermentative bacillus. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Slotnick IJ,Hall J,Sacks H

更新日期：1979-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinomas expressing gastric mucins often are accompanied by ectopic gastric mucosa or pyloric metaplasia. We have previously described mucinous bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (mucinous BAC) producing gastric mucins. In the lung tissue, mucous cells seemingly similar to gastric mucous cells are present in congenit...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ota H,Langston C,Honda T,Katsuyama T,Genta RM

更新日期：1998-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Determination of urinary homovanillic acid (HVA) is an important analysis to establish the diagnosis and prognosis of neuroblastoma. A method is presented for the determination of this metabolite of dopamine using its reaction with 1-nitroso-2-naphthol and nitrous acid. The method has shown a sensitivity, specificity,...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rothstein A

更新日期：1987-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemical analysis of oral lichen-planus-like eruption (LPLE) in graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) using monoclonal antibodies (MoAbs) was performed on five patients after allogeneic bone marrow transplantation (BMT) for leukemia. In the mucosal lesions of LPLE in GVHD, the major population of infiltrated lym...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fujii H,Ohashi M,Nagura H

更新日期：1988-02-01 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：:Multiparameter flow cytometry with optimally selected antibody combinations has expanded the use of this technique beyond traditional applications in hematopathology. By analyzing qualitative patterns of antigen expression on discrete populations or "clusters," one can detect immunophenotypic aberrancy in specific cel...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kroft SH

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:The metaplastic intestinal epithelium in Barrett esophagus (BE) occasionally contains Paneth cells; however, little is known regarding the prevalence and significance of Paneth cell metaplasia (PCM) in BE. METHODS:We evaluated 757 esophageal biopsy specimens with intestinal metaplasia (IM) for PCM. Outcome ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chen W,Frankel WL,Cronley KM,Yu L,Zhou X,Yearsley MM

更新日期：2015-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new generation hematology analyzer, Abbott CELL-DYN 4000 (CD 4000), capable of providing 26 parameters, including fully automated reticulocyte, nucleated RBC, blast, band, and immature granulocyte, and variant lymphocyte counts, was evaluated by using the National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards H20-A pr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Grimaldi E,Scopacasa F

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00