Evaluation of a new blood culture medium for mycobacteria.

abstract：:Immunocytochemical assays for progesterone receptor (PR) using monoclonal antirabbit PR antibodies (PR-ICA) and for estrogen receptor (ER) (ER-ICA) were compared with radioligand binding (dextran-coated charcoal [DCC]) methods for receptor determination in patients with breast cancer. Immunocytochemical staining for P...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Seymour L,Meyer K,Esser J,MacPhail AP,Behr A,Bezwoda WR

更新日期：1990-10-01 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：:Two patients with essential thrombocythemia showed a marked decrease in ristocetin-induced platelet aggregation in addition to other aggregation defects during routine aggregation studies for prolonged bleeding times. Further investigation revealed type I von Willebrand's disease (vWD) in one patient and a variant of ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raman BK,Sawdyk M,Saeed SM

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although acute myeloid leukemias (AMLs) cytochemically negative for myeloperoxidase are now well recognized, myeloid surface antigen-negative AMLs are rare. The morphologic, cytochemical, immunologic, and cytogenetic or molecular features of such cases are described in four adults aged 19 to 60 years. All had AML with...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Arber DA,Glackin C,Lowe G,Medeiros LJ,Slovak ML

更新日期：1997-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital-infantile fibrosarcoma (CIFS) is a relatively indolent sarcoma that should be distinguished from more aggressive spindle cell sarcomas of childhood. CIFSs have been found to have a novel recurrent reciprocal translocation t(12;15)(p13;q25) resulting in the gene fusion ETV6-NTRK3 (ETS variant gene 6; neurotr...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sheng WQ,Hisaoka M,Okamoto S,Tanaka A,Meis-Kindblom JM,Kindblom LG,Ishida T,Nojima T,Hashimoto H

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sex cord tumor with annular tubules (SCTAT) is a distinctive ovarian sex cord-stromal tumor. The authors describe a case of SCTAT arising outside the ovaries, in the fallopian tube. The authors are aware of only one other case of extra-ovarian SCTAT, in an umbilical hernia sac in an adult woman. The case reported was ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Griffith LM,Carcangiu ML

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Criteria for assessing adequacy of cervicovaginal smears according to the Bethesda System include cellular composition and quantity, specimen preservation, fixation, and absence of obscuring elements. The reproducibility of adequacy assessment using these parameters was the focus of this study. Specimens were chosen t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Spires SE,Banks ER,Weeks JA,Banks HW,Davey DD

更新日期：1994-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A survey to determine the need for training in medical mycology was sent to 605 US laboratories. Training needs were determined by comparing actual laboratory mycology practices with recommended practices, documenting the extent of mycology training reported by employees, and asking respondents to specify the fungi th...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rosner ER,Reiss E,Warren NG,Shadomy HJ,Lipman HB

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effectiveness of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) increases with the number of needle passes, but needle passes are also associated with increased risk of adverse events. The trade-off between needle passes and adequacy has not been well characterized. Clinical studies are limited because of their inherent variability...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schmidt RL,Kordy MA,Howard K,Layfield LJ,Hall BJ,Adler DG

更新日期：2013-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the specificity of terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) as a marker for lymphoblastic lymphoma in the non-Hodgkin's lymphomas, the authors assayed malignant cells from 142 patients with non-Hodgkin's malignant lymphoma, as well as cells from normal lymphoid tissue controls. Neoplastic cells from ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Braziel RM,Keneklis T,Donlon JA,Hsu SM,Cossman J,Bollum FJ,Jaffe ES

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our purpose was to determine whether the in vitro (or "spiked curve") method for the therapeutic heparin range is an accurate and valid method for heparin monitoring. Many laboratories use the in vitro method for determining the activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT)-based unfractionated heparin (UFH) therapeuti...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gausman JN,Marlar RA

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To determine the impact of implementing p16 Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology Standardization Project for HPV-Associated Lesions (LAST) guidelines, we compared p16 use and follow-up data before and after implementation of the guidelines. METHODS:We reviewed all cervical biopsy specimens diagnosed by two...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Clinton LK,Miyazaki K,Ayabe A,Davis J,Tauchi-Nishi P,Shimizu D

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We compared the grading and staging of transurethral resection of the bladder (TURB) and cystectomy specimens for 105 patients who underwent radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma between 1980 and 1984. Of 105 patients, 96% underwent cystectomy within 100 days of TURB (median interval, 10 days). Grading was perfo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cheng L,Neumann RM,Weaver AL,Cheville JC,Leibovich BC,Ramnani DM,Scherer BG,Nehra A,Zincke H,Bostwick DG

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Overexpression and amplification of the HER-2 oncogene in patients with breast cancer has correlated with early onset of metastasis, resistance to hormonal therapy and some forms of chemotherapy, and shortened survival. Therefore, evaluation of this putative prognostic or predictive factor seems critical. Because diff...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gancberg D,Lespagnard L,Rouas G,Paesmans M,Piccart M,Di Leo A,Nogaret JM,Hertens D,Verhest A,Larsimont D

更新日期：2000-05-01 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：: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：OBJECTIVES:Overuse of laboratory tests is a persistent issue. We examined the use and overuse of serum immunofixation electrophoresis and serum free light chain assays to develop an algorithm for optimizing utilization. METHODS:A retrospective review of all tests, for investigation of monoclonal gammopathies, for all ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Heaton C,Vyas SG,Singh G

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the thymus, the relationship between lymphofollicular hyperplasia and mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT)-type lymphoma is uncertain. We analyzed 14 cases with a diagnosis of thymic follicular hyperplasia in patients with connective tissue disease (n = 2), myasthenia gravis (n = 11), or both (n = 1). In 11 cas...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Parrens M,Dubus P,Danjoux M,Jougon J,Brousset P,Velly JF,de Mascarel A,Merlio JP

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Venography was performed on fifty-six patients suspected of having deep venous thrombosis (DVT) of the legs. The accuracy of the D-dimer measurement in plasma using two latex tests and an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was compared with that of usual determination of total fibrin(ogen) degradation products ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bounameaux H,Schneider PA,Reber G,de Moerloose P,Krahenbuhl B

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe 2 male patients in whom hepatosplenic gamma/delta T-cell lymphoma (HSTL) developed 6 and 10 years after renal transplantation. The onset was abrupt with systemic symptoms, cytopenia, and hepatosplenomegaly. The histologic examination of the spleen (case 1), liver, and bone marrow revealed sinusoidal infilt...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Khan WA,Yu L,Eisenbrey AB,Crisan D,al Saadi A,Davis BH,Hankin RC,Mattson JC

更新日期：2001-07-01 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：:Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of thyroid bed (TB) lesions is a common diagnostic modality in monitoring patients for recurrent cancer after a thyroidectomy. To elucidate the value of TB FNA, we reviewed our experience at The Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD. We identified 57 TB FNA specimens from 50 patients. Of t...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bishop JA,Owens CL,Shum CH,Ali SZ

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The evaluation of quality control (QC) practices from the College of American Pathologists (CAP) Microbiology Surveys demonstrates a trend away from daily controls similar to that first noted in 1980. Previous recommendations for more relevant cost-containment oriented weekly QC procedures are discussed, and the 1982 ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Jones RN,Edson DC,Gilmore BF

更新日期：1983-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cytodiagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii (PC) in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluids has traditionally required a special stain such as Gomori's methenamine silver (GMS) stain. Recent reports indicate that identification of foamy alveolar casts (FACs) with Papanicolaou's (Pap) stain may provide a sensitive and less c...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Schumann GB,Swensen JJ

更新日期：1991-04-01 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：:A fatal case of an apparently congenital form of hemophagocytic reticulosis is reported. The onset was manifested by hyperbilirubinemia and hepatosplenomegaly which were present at birth and persisted throughout life. Fever, anemia and pancytopenia developed at 1 month of age and became progressively worse. A splenect...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Koto A,Morecki R,Santorineou M

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:After several transfusions with D-negative blood, an O Rh-negative women was apparently sensitized to the C and D antigens. In her prenatal workup, it became evident that she had in fact not been sensitized to D but to G, which initially appeared as anti-D plus anti-C. This sensitization pattern is an unusual occurren...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yesus YW,Akhter JE

更新日期：1985-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The professional activities of anatomic and clinical pathologists involve, to a large extent, management issues. To evaluate the management training received by pathology residents, the authors surveyed pathology residency training programs in the United States. Responses were collected from 138 of 187 programs (73.8%...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brugnara C,Fenton T,Winkelman JW

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Possible increased activation of the coagulation pathway was measured in a group of patients with neoplastic diseases. In addition to standard tests, the thromboplastin generation test, thrombin generation test and immunologic and coagulant activities of both Factor VIII and antithrombin III were utilized in the evalu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Losito R,Beaudry P,Valderrama JC,Cousineau L,Longpré B

更新日期：1977-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the use of counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) as a method of detecting activation of the complement system. With this technic small amounts of C3 split products (C3c/d) can be detected in plasma samples by specific precipitation with antiserum in less than two hours. The CIE technic is a highly s...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Arroyave CM,Taylor DG,Gallup P,Nakamura RM

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00