Effect of therapeutic digoxin antibodies on digoxin assays.

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify errors in surgical pathology practice that lead to malpractice claims, and to define the frequency and severity of pathology malpractice claims and discuss the implications. DESIGN:Three hundred seventy-eight pathology malpractice claims reported to The Doctors Company of Napa, Calif, between 19...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Troxel DB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To assess the clinical utility of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method for the quantitative detection of Candida species antigen (Candigen; Biomerica Inc, Newport Beach, Calif) in patients with suspected disseminated candidiasis. METHODS:Specimens of blood or cerebrospinal fluid from 75 patients with ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Elsayed S,Fitzgerald V,Massey V,Hussain Z

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:There are virtually no data in the literature regarding the incidence, patterns, and clinicopathologic characteristics of mucinous carcinomas (MCs) of the gallbladder (GB). OBJECTIVE:To determine the incidence of mucinous differentiation in invasive GB carcinomas and the clinicopathologic characteristics of th...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Dursun N,Escalona OT,Roa JC,Basturk O,Bagci P,Cakir A,Cheng J,Sarmiento J,Losada H,Kong SY,Ducato L,Goodman M,Adsay NV

更新日期：2012-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of sialadenoma papilliferum arising in the adenoids in a 2-year-old child. The tumor demonstrated papillary and adenomatous proliferations, suggestive of minor salivary gland origin. A review of the literature indicated no reported cases of this neoplasm arising in individuals this young. The location...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Masi JD,Hoang KG,Sawyer R

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All diagnosticians are aware of malpractice and its implications. To allay justifiable fears, familiarity with legal terminology and legal procedures is invaluable. In this article, the ramifications of malpractice coverage, the tenets of risk management, and the proceedings related to a malpractice lawsuit are clarif...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Kline TJ

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT.—:Urine drug testing is frequently ordered by health care providers. Immunoassays are widely used for drug testing, yet have potential limitations, including variable cross-reactivity. The last decade has seen worsening of a prescription drug abuse epidemic. OBJECTIVE.—:To use data from a College of American P...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Krasowski MD,McMillin GA,Melanson SEF,Dizon A,Magnani B,Snozek CLH

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 67-year-old man, with multiple skin lesions that appeared over 2 years, had biopsies that disclosed granulomatous dermatitis with associated small yeasts. The urinary antigen test results were negative for Histoplasma infection; cultures from the biopsies did not grow any fungi or other potential pathogens. The ches...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Desai HB,Perkins PL,Procop GW

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations have been identified as predictors of response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors in non-small cell lung cancer. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the relationship of EGFR mutation status to the histologic subtype of adenocarcinoma according to the new International Ass...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Villa C,Cagle PT,Johnson M,Patel JD,Yeldandi AV,Raj R,DeCamp MM,Raparia K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report two cases of primary cardiac lymphoma that developed in patients suffering from the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. Both cases of lymphoma were histologically aggressive as generally observed in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The lymphoma cells in the center of a tumor nodule obtai...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Guarner J,Brynes RK,Chan WC,Birdsong G,Hertzler G

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intestinal biopsy specimens were examined from patients with connective-tissue diseases who had symptoms that were thought to represent early gastrointestinal involvement by the disease. Specimens from the small and large intestines contained eosinophils and mast cells, in close association with Meissner's and Auerbac...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： DeSchryver-Kecskemeti K,Clouse RE

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fusarium species are saprophytic fungi that may colonize human skin and nails and may rarely cause invasive infections in traumatized tissue and in debilitated and immunocompromised patients. We report herein a case of invasive intranasal Fusarium oxysporum infection in a diabetic patient. This unusual presentation po...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Valenstein P,Schell WA

更新日期：1986-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:It is recommended that hemoglobin (Hb) A1c (Hb A1c) not be used to assess average glycemia in patients who have altered red blood cell life span. OBJECTIVE:To investigate the frequency of reporting an Hb A1c value for Hb variant samples that do not include Hb A. DESIGN:Hb A1c samples (n = 500) were procured a...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Rhea JM,Koch D,Ritchie J,Singh HV,Young AN,Burgess T,Molinaro RJ

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Multiphoton microscopy (MPM) is a nonlinear imaging approach, providing cellular and subcellular details from fresh (unprocessed) tissue by exciting intrinsic tissue emissions. With miniaturization and substantially decreased cost on the horizon, MPM is an emerging imaging technique with many potential clinical...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Jain M,Robinson BD,Scherr DS,Sterling J,Lee MM,Wysock J,Rubin MA,Maxfield FR,Zipfel WR,Webb WW,Mukherjee S

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A necrotizing retinopathy following a vesicular cutaneous eruption in the distribution of the right trigeminal nerve developed in a patient who had been receiving systemic corticosteroid therapy one week prior to the onset of herpes zoster ophthalmicus. Seven weeks after the herpetic symptoms began, the patient died o...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Schwartz JN,Cashwell F,Hawkins HK,Klintworth GK

更新日期：1976-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Although high-grade vulvar intraepithelial neoplasia (VIN III) is a clinically significant lesion, it can be overlooked because of nonspecific clinical findings and the fact that its cytomorphologic features mimic those of mild cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN I). OBJECTIVE:To determine if there are cyt...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： August CZ,Ganji M,Froula E

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Pretransfusion testing of whole blood and red blood cell recipients is regulated by the federal government under the authority of the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988. Regulated tests include determination of ABO group, Rh D type, antibody detection, antibody identification, and crossmatching....

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Shulman IA,Maffei LM,Downes KA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Timely and accurate diagnosis of hematologic malignancies is crucial to appropriate clinical management. Acute leukemias are a diverse group of malignancies with a range of clinical presentations, prognoses, and preferred treatment protocols. Historical classification systems relied predominantly on morphologic...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Peters JM,Ansari MQ

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT.—:Squamous lesions of the esophagus encompass a spectrum of disorders ranging from reactive changes and benign papilloma to squamous dysplasia and squamous cell carcinoma, which may pose diagnostic challenges especially in superficial biopsies. OBJECTIVE.—:To provide a review on the typical features of squamou...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Savant D,Zhang Q,Yang Z

更新日期：2020-04-09 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT.—:Endometrial serous carcinoma is an aggressive subtype of endometrial cancer with the highest rate of recurrence and mortality among all histotypes. A recent clinical trial showed prolonged progression-free survival in advanced-stage and recurrent human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive endome...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Buza N

更新日期：2020-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Chordoma is a rare, notochordal tumor with a characteristic histomorphology and immunohistochemical profile. At times, it presents a diagnostic challenge, especially in small biopsies. Brachyury, a nuclear transcription factor, is a recently described immunohistochemical marker for diagnosing chordomas. OBJECT...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Jambhekar NA,Rekhi B,Thorat K,Dikshit R,Agrawal M,Puri A

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progressive sclerosing orbital pseudotumors are a subset of usually primary and localized idiopathic fibroinflammatory disorders. We report on a 66-year-old man who developed this condition along the facial tissue planes with extension into the orbit and preferential involvement of the periorbital membrane. Fibrocolla...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Mehta M,Jakobiec F,Fay A

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To establish the rates with which reference laboratories resolve inquiries telephoned to them from primary laboratories and to identify reference laboratory practices associated with higher rates of inquiry resolution. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS:For 2 months, or until 50 contacts had occurred, 545 primary labo...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Dale JC,Novis DA,Meier FA

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demands for information retrieval, processing, and synthesis placed on all providers of health care have increased dramatically in the last several decades. Although systems have been developed to capture charge-related data in support of cost reimbursement, there has been a conspicuous lack of attention paid to i...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Korpman RA

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (kayexalate) is a cation-exchange resin given enterally for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Aspiration of this material is a rare occurrence, but when visualized in the alveolus, it has a characteristic microscopic appearance that is virtually diagnostic. In two cases, recognition ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Fenton JJ,Johnson FB,Przygodzk RM,Kalasinsky VF,Al-Dayel F,Travis WD

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Our understanding of molecular events in the pathogenesis of hematologic malignancies has evolved substantially. The research data gathered in the past 3 decades have led to the definition of neoplastic disorders based on specific genetic and molecular alterations, which is reflected in the current World Health...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Pozdnyakova O,Kutok JL,Rodig SJ

更新日期：2012-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Laboratories contemplating either the addition of new molecular tests or modifying methods approved by the Food and Drug Administration for human papillomavirus testing should be aware of a variety of procedural, performance, and regulatory issues surrounding such activity. Diagnostic medical laboratory testing in the...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Seabrook JM,Hubbard RA

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Critical analysis of the evidence supporting the use of prognostic markers is needed for these to be used most appropriately in patient management. The College of American Pathologists recently sponsored a national conference to review the status of tumor markers for carcinomas of the breast, colon, and prostate gland...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Grignon DJ,Hammond EH

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conflicting impressions regarding the anatomy of Montgomery's areolar tubercle exist. Twelve modified radical mastectomy specimens provided 1,536 serial sections of areolar tubercles. In 34 of 35 tubercles (97%), a mammary lactiferous duct was associated with a sebaceous apparatus. This lactiferous duct ascended from ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Smith DM Jr,Peters TG,Donegan WL

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Knowledge of Toxoplasma seroprevalence among human immunodeficiency virus-infected patients identifies candidates for potential prophylaxis and may influence management among patients who present with mass lesions of the central nervous system. Toxoplasma antibody seroprevalence among persons with human immunodeficien...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Mathews WC,Fullerton SC

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Distinct human polyomavirus genotypes cause different diseases in patients with renal transplants: BK virus (BKV) causes tubulointerstitial nephritis and ureteral stenosis, whereas both JC virus (JCV) and BKV are responsible for hemorrhagic cystitis. These findings could result from a selective infection of kid...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Boldorini R,Veggiani C,Barco D,Monga G

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00