Utility of B-type natriuretic peptides and cardiac troponins for population screening regarding cardiac abnormalities.

abstract：:The dense fine speckled (DFS) pattern is an antinuclear antibody (ANA) pattern that has recently become of interest. This particular pattern has not been associated with systemic autoimmune rheumatic disorders (SARD) but has been associated with other inflammatory conditions such as interstitial nephritis, autoimmune ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Broadfoot A,Sivertsen T,Baumgart K

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birth defects of the brain result from malformation and disruptions. They remain an important cause of childhood morbidity and mortality. Effective treatments are scarce and prevention strategies limited. As aetiological screening is costly and uncertain, genetic counselling remains empirical in most cases. A patholog...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Encha-Razavi F,Gonzalès M,Laquerrière A,Martinovic J,Sinico M,Allias F,Bonnière M,Esculpavit C,Gerard M,Attié-Bitach T,Vekemans M

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We evaluated an immunoradiometric assay for serum TSH (IRMA-TSH) and compared it with established indices of thyroid function in 208 patients with either frank thyroid disease, conditions of abnormal thyroxine protein binding, or conditions which are known to produce discordant thyroid results, viz. pregnancy or estro...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： McLellan GH,Riley WJ,Summers MB,Sudholz P,Hickman PE

更新日期：1987-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic utility of the novel immunohistochemical marker TROP-2 on thyroid specimens (226 tumours and 207 controls). Whole slide immunohistochemistry was performed and scored by automated digital image analysis. Non-neoplastic thyroid, follicular adenomas, follicular carcinomas, and medullar...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Bychkov A,Sampatanukul P,Shuangshoti S,Keelawat S

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The application of glucose point of care testing (PoCT) in hospitals has been a contentious subject for many years. No information is available regarding the extent to which glucose PoCT is used within the Australian hospital system and whether such testing is fit for its intended purpose. The aim of this study was to...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Sharp L,Farrance I,Greaves RF

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In order to determine whether routine culturing for Clostridium difficile was warranted or whether culturing a selected group of patients was adequate, we conducted a prospective trial of culturing all stool specimens for C. difficile. A total of 408 specimens from 297 patients was studied. Two hundred and eighteen st...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Bowman RA,Riley TV

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review will focus on the molecular biology of lymphoproliferative disorders with emphasis on lymphomas. The spectrum of known recurrent gene rearrangements found in lymphomas will be outlined and their relevance to diagnosis and subclassification of disease will be discussed. Finally, a survey of the current tren...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Catalano A,Iland H

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of the present study is to describe the histological and mutational characteristics of a series of both large and small bowel adenocarcinomas in patients with Crohn's disease from a tertiary referral centre of inflammatory bowel disease. Bowel adenocarcinoma was diagnosed in 11 (1.7%) of 660 consecutive patien...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Malvi D,Vasuri F,Mattioli B,Gruppioni E,Fiorentino M,Gionchetti P,Grigioni WF,Poggioli G,D'Errico-Grigioni A

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between histologically defined proliferative, but benign, epithelial disorders of the breast and risk factors for breast carcinoma were examined in 568 patients whose breast biopsies were submitted consecutively to the laboratory. Some disorders were associated with multiparity. Blunt duct adenosis was as...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Cook MG,Rohan TE

更新日期：1991-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:All neoplasms of the ovary encountered in a 25-year study period at the King George V Memorial Hospital were classified according to the World Health Organisation Histological Classification of Ovarian Tumours. Of these, one thousand fell into the category designated as 'common epithelial tumours'. In this report a de...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Russell P

更新日期：1979-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent updated models of the coagulation mechanism suggest that factor VII/thromboplastin complex is the main initiator or trigger of coagulation. Factor VII activation of factor IX is likely to be an important activation pathway. Inhibition of factor VII by tissue factor pathway inhibitor may have a regulatory role i...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Wei DC,Wong RW,Robertson EP

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 2005 International Society of Urological Pathology (ISUP) modified Gleason grading system was further amended in 2014 with the establishment of grade groupings (ISUP grading). This study examined the predictive value of ISUP grading, comparing results with recognised prognostic parameters.Of 3700 men undergoing ra...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Samaratunga H,Delahunt B,Gianduzzo T,Coughlin G,Duffy D,LeFevre I,Johannsen S,Egevad L,Yaxley J

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The morphology of livers of Wistar rats treated with beta-carotene (BC), vitamin A (VA, retinol acetate) or corn oil (CO, controls) and submitted to the resistant hepatocyte model of carcinogenesis was studied. Preneoplastic lesions (PNL) were smaller and less numerous in the BC group. The latter group also presented ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Dagli ML,Guerra JL,Sinhorini IL,Wu TS,Rizzi MB,Penteado MV,Moreno FS

更新日期：1998-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 36-yr-old female with a 20-yr history of fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) died as the result of ruptured gastric ulcers. The patient had been treated with disodium ethane-l-hydroxy-1, 1-diphosphonate (EHDP). Post mortem there was thickening of the aortic valve cusps and mitral valve leaflets as well as sh...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Jaworski RC,Gibson M

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The in vitro activity of azthreonam, a novel monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic, was investigated for Gram negative urinary pathogens by determining the susceptibilities of 105 consecutive isolates from specimens submitted to the Auckland Hospital microbiology laboratory. All were sensitive or of intermediate sensitivi...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Lang SD,McKenzie D

更新日期：1983-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A clinicopathological analysis was made of data from 250 cases of nodular fasciitis. These benign nodules usually occurred in young and middle-aged adults in the 4th and 5th decades, most often in the forearm (27%) followed by the thigh (17%) and the upper arm (12%), and grew rather rapidly to reach a mean diameter of...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Shimizu S,Hashimoto H,Enjoji M

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Review of problematic melanocytic consultation cases has enabled identification of the most common variants of benign melanocytic proliferations which can be confused with melanoma. Apart from Spitz naevus, the most common in this group of lesions are pigmented spindle cell naevus and atypical dermal nodule. Potential...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Cook MG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Exfoliative, abrasive and aspiration cytology were increasingly relied upon for tissue diagnosis of tumours. The established histological stains for the differentiation of mucin and non-mucin-secreting tumours are not ideal for alcohol-fixed cytology smears and a more reliable cytological technique for the preservatio...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Nathan NA,van Deth AG

更新日期：1983-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histopathologists are encountering intra-lobular epithelial proliferations more frequently in core biopsies taken from lesions identified in mammographic breast screening programmes. In particular, columnar cell lesions are increasingly being seen in core biopsies taken for the histological assessment of mammographica...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Pinder SE,Provenzano E,Reis-Filho JS

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although most carcinomas of the bladder occur de novo, some vesical lesions progress to malignancy over time. These lesions appear morphologically benign, but often harbour genetic changes that signify their malignant potential. Despite their benign appearance, accurate identification is important given that these pat...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Samaratunga H,Martignoni G,Egevad L,Delahunt B

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-one patients aged over 60 yrs and with lupus anticoagulant (LA) were reviewed for their drug intake. Twenty-three (73%) were taking cinchona alkaloids, 10 (32%) quinine for night cramps, 11 (35%) quinidine for cardiac arrhythmia and 2 (6%) were taking both. These frequencies of drugs usage differed significantl...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Bird MR,O'Neill AI,Buchanan RR,Ibrahim KM,Des Parkin J

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Since 1967 the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia has been providing an external quality assurance programme in microbiology. The number of participants has risen from 70 to 222, and the samples distributed for investigation have increased in quantity, now totalling 35-40 per annum, and in variety, so that m...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ackerman VP,Pritchard RC

更新日期：1984-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:We aimed to evaluate the effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) on lithium (Li)-induced lung toxicity. METHODS:Twenty-two adult male Wistar albino rats weighing between 280 and 300 g were used. The rats were randomly divided into three groups: control, Li and Li+CAPE groups. Li and CAPE were co-administer...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Sahin O,Sulak O,Yavuz Y,Uz E,Eren I,Ramazan Yilmaz H,Malas MA,Altuntas I,Songur A

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eccrine syringofibroadenoma is a rare benign tumor of the skin arising from the acrosyringeal portion of the eccrine duct. The tumor was first described by Mascaro in 1963, and since then only 8 case reports in 6 publications have been documented. This lesion is likely to be misdiagnosed both clinically and histologic...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Billson VR,Dyall-Smith DJ

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We counted apoptotic thymic cortical lymphocytes in semi-thin plastic sections of 266 human autopsy thymuses. The decreased patients included in the study were all aged less than 40 yrs and all died within 72 hrs of the onset of symptoms. Based on published data on animal and human material it was anticipated that ind...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Middleton G,Reid LE,Harmon BV

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Soft tissue tumours represent a heterogeneous group of mesenchymal lesions and their classification continues to evolve as a result of incorporating advances in cytogenetic and molecular techniques. In the last decade, traditional diagnostic approaches were supplemented with a significant number of reliable molecular ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Antonescu CR,Dal Cin P

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human glomerular basement membrane (GBM) emulsified in Freund's complete adjuvant was injected into 16 Holtzman rats. Eleven (69%) of them subsequently developed glomerulonephritis. This disease was characterized by glomerular changes which included focal lobular hypercellularity due to localized hyperplasia of intrac...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： McCausland IP,Herdson PB,Gavin JB

更新日期：1976-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel grading system based on the counting of poorly differentiated clusters (PDC) of neoplastic cells at the invasive margin and in the tumour stroma was recently introduced among the histological parameters predictive of adverse clinical outcome in colorectal cancer (CRC). The aim of this study was to correlate th...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Barresi V,Bonetti LR,Bettelli S

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paracetamol in serum was assayed by a new enzymatic method, and the results compared with a high performance liquid chromatographic method. Results by the two procedures agreed well (t = 0.05). The correlation coefficient was 0.999, and the slope and intercept by Deming analysis were 0.975 and 0.003 mmol/l respectivel...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Slater S

更新日期：1987-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A retrospective review of coronial records was performed for 179 adult decedents who came to coronial autopsy in 1990 and who had been living in the Top End of the Northern Territory at the time of death. The directly standardized rate of autopsy-examined sudden death was 7.4 times higher for Aboriginal people than fo...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Weeramanthri TS,Powers JR,Collier JW

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00