Fibrosarcoma of the urinary bladder. Study of a case showing extensive chondroid differentiation.

abstract：:The costs of producing quality medical care and the proper allocation of resources to assure quality are major contemporary concerns. Minimalists attempt to improve quality and lower costs through the application of the theory, "less is more." Bureaucracies make the same attempt through the denial of payments for "unn...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Lambird PA

更新日期：1990-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:CDX2, a critical nuclear transcription factor for intestinal development, is expressed in intestinal epithelium and adenocarcinomas. OBJECTIVES:To determine if CDX2 is a useful marker for intestinal-type differentiation and to correlate tumor histology with CDX2 staining in colorectal adenocarcinomas. DESIGN:...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： De Lott LB,Morrison C,Suster S,Cohn DE,Frankel WL

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Dysregulation of mediators of apoptosis is associated with carcinogenesis. For biliary duct cancers, p53 gene mutation is an important contributor to carcinogenesis. Mutations in the p53 gene affect transcription of the Fas gene, resulting in lack of Fas expression on cell membrane. It has been previously shown...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Jhala NC,Vickers SM,Argani P,McDonald JM

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The differential diagnosis of eosinophilic renal tumors can be difficult by light microscopy. In particular, chromophobe renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is difficult to distinguish from oncocytoma. This differential diagnosis is important because chromophobe RCC is malignant, whereas oncocytoma is benign. Furthermor...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Hornsby CD,Cohen C,Amin MB,Picken MM,Lawson D,Yin-Goen Q,Young AN

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Multiple pulmonary leiomyomatous hamartomas (MPLHs) are extremely rare lesions. We present a case of MPLHs associated with a bronchogenic cyst in a symptomless, 46-year-old man. Previously, MLPHs have been reported to occur in men; therefore, not all cases of MPLHs represent metastases from a uterine smooth muscle tum...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Nistal M,Hardisson D,Riestra ML

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common form of skin cancer, accounting for 65% to 75% of all malignant skin tumors. Metastic BCC is very rare--only 109 documented cases have been reported to date. The mean time of survival after metastasis has been reported to be ten months. No effective therapeutic modality is...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Safai B,Good RA

更新日期：1977-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The immunophenotypic profile of basophils is not yet fully established, and the immunophenotypic changes in chronic myelogenous leukemia are not fully characterized. OBJECTIVE:To establish a comprehensive immunophenotypic spectrum of normal basophils and to assess the range of immunophenotypic aberrations of b...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Han X,Jorgensen JL,Brahmandam A,Schlette E,Huh YO,Shi Y,Awagu S,Chen W

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Relatively little is known about estrogen receptor (ER) expression in papillary urothelial carcinoma (PUC) of the bladder. Greater understanding of this feature of PUCs could aid with the treatment and identification of the origin of metastases, particularly with relation to the morphologically similar entity o...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Croft PR,Lathrop SL,Feddersen RM,Joste NE

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Study of 115 kidneys from 60 patients with chronic renal failure maintained by dialysis for two months to five years revealed an unexpected number and variety of epithelial proliferative processes, several types of which are hitherto unreported. Proliferative activity was defined either by the presence of epithelial s...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： McManus JF,Hughson MD,Hennigar GR,Fitts CT,Rajagopalan PR,Williams AV

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary synovial sarcoma rarely originates in the renal parenchyma. When this occurs, origin of this unusual tumor type has been the subject of debate in the literature, with a suggestion that previously reported cases may be more correctly described as renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation. Synovial...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Shannon BA,Murch A,Cohen RJ

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:- Early diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma (MM) is urgently needed because life expectancies and treatment options are limited in advanced stages of the disease. Malignant mesothelioma often presents with recurrent hemorrhagic or inflammatory effusions, which might mask the incipient stages of the disease and ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Hjerpe A,Abd-Own S,Dobra K

更新日期：2018-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stereotactically directed needle biopsy of central nervous system lesions is a widely used diagnostic procedure with low morbidity and mortality. Diagnostic tissue is obtained in most instances. As a part of the College of American Pathologists Practical Topics in Neuropathology series, the following report summarizes...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Burger PC,Nelson JS

更新日期：1997-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:When two disposable serological pipettes with an external diameter of 1 cm are placed on the cutting surface on either side of the brain and the knife rides across them, it will cut even slices precisely 1 cm thick. Both coronal and horizontal slices can be cut as well as oblique slices for comparison with computerize...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Kaufmann JC

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe tubular antigen-positive immune-complex nephritis in a case of feline renal amyloidosis. Amyloid deposition was observed in mesangial area, and thickening of capillary walls was shown in the majority of the glomeruli. This case was also characterized with typical fluorescent granular depositions of cat IgG...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Saegusa S,Shimizu F,Nagase M,Kasegawa A

更新日期：1979-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with inherited or acquired immunodeficiency disorders are vulnerable to a broad spectrum of opportunistic infectious diseases, but a narrow spectrum of malignancies. These malignancies--B-cell lymphomas, Kaposi's sarcomas, and squamous cell carcinomas--are likely due to failure of immune surveillance to recog...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Purtilo DT

更新日期：1987-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A spectrum of changes that range from crypt basophilia through varying degrees of dysplasia and carcinoma in situ have been observed in the flat, nonraised mucosa of the rectum in patient who received pelvic irradiation for carcinoma of the cervix. This case demonstrates (1) the morphological evidence of the relations...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Shamsuddin AK,Elias EG

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1986, a total of 2781 laboratories subscribed to the Comprehensive Blood Bank Survey of the College of American Pathologists (CAP) (Skokie, Ill). Performance of these laboratories on the ABO and Rh challenges was good, with 99.7% to 99.9% of the participants reporting the correct response. Antibody identification s...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Cooper ES,Polesky HF,Harrison CR,Schmidt PJ,Simon TL

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Distinctive globular bodies, ranging in diameter from 0.2mu to 1.5mu, were encountered in the cytoplasm of epithelial cells of human rectal mucosa. These profiles, surrounded by a unit membrane, contained a uniform population of electron-dense rods 50 nm wide and 100 to 250 nm long. Although neither the origin nor the...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Biempica L,Sternlieb I,Sohn HB,Ali M

更新日期：1976-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A total of 13 gastric papillary adenomas composed of 8 papillary and 5 papillotubular adenomas were examined pathologically and immunohistochemically. They showed a dome-like or pedunculated appearance and were located at the antrum, except for one adenoma. Histologically, the adenoma cells showed atypia in varying de...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Ito H,Yokozaki H,Ito M,Tahara E

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intraosseous benign notochordal cell tumor is a presumably benign, intravertebral lesion of notochord origin, which can be found incidentally on removal of the vertebra for unrelated lesions or during an autopsy. The notion of a larger benign notochordal cell tumor that is macroscopic, occasionally symptomatic, and se...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Amer HZ,Hameed M

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign heterotopic epithelial inclusions in axillary lymph nodes are an extremely rare condition that must be differentiated from metastatic carcinoma. We describe 2 histologically different examples of benign epithelial inclusions in nonsentinel axillary lymph nodes, each with an unusual clinical presentation. ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Resetkova E,Hoda SA,Clarke JL,Rosen PP

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:New Frontiers in Pathology is a unique educational event intended to meet the ongoing educational needs of practicing pathologists. Continuous medical education (CME) is required for maintenance of licensure by virtually all state licensing bodies. Satisfying CME requirements hinges on earning a minimum number of Amer...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Myers JL,Greenson JK

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A commercially available enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for the detection of Clostridium difficile toxin A (Premier Toxin A EIA, Meridian Diagnostics, Cincinnati, Ohio) was compared with tissue culture cytotoxicity assay, enterotoxigenic culture, and latex agglutination test for the laboratory diagnosis of C difficile-assoc...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Gilligan PH,Walden TP,Kelly WF,Wait KJ,Kraft JA,Willis DH

更新日期：1993-05-01 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：CONTEXT:The College of American Pathologists periodically surveys laboratories to determine changes in cytopathology practices. We report the results of a 2011 gynecologic cytology survey. OBJECTIVE:To provide a cross-sectional survey of gynecologic cytology practices in 2010. DESIGN:In 2011, a survey was sent to 160...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Crothers BA,Darragh TM,Tambouret RH,Nayar R,Barkan GA,Zhao C,Booth CN,Padmanabhan V,Tabatabai ZL,Souers RJ,Thomas N,Wilbur DC,Moriarty AT

更新日期：2016-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A rare angiomyxoma of umbilica cord occurred in a male infant. The presence of such a tumor with its vascular component arising from a hypoplastic umbilical artery supports the hypothesis that the lesions arose through improper placental vascularization. ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Carvounis EE,Dimmick JE,Wright VJ

更新日期：1978-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thoracic manifestations of rheumatic disease (RD) are increasingly recognized as a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Rheumatologic underpinnings have been identified in a significant proportion of patients with interstitial lung disease. The 5 RDs most frequently associated with pleuropulmonary d...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Schneider F,Gruden J,Tazelaar HD,Leslie KO

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To study the expression of thyroid transcription factor 1 (TTF-1) and cytokeratin 20 (CK20) in pulmonary small cell carcinomas, extrapulmonary small cell carcinomas, and Merkel cell carcinomas, and thereby determine whether these markers are helpful in distinguishing these 3 groups of small cell neuroendocrin...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Cheuk W,Kwan MY,Suster S,Chan JK

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:-Multiple sources have identified challenges that training programs face in preparing graduates for the "real world" practice of pathology, and many training programs have sought to decrease the gap between skills acquired during training and those required in practice. However, there exists the possibility tha...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Post MD,Johnson K,Brissette MD,Conran RM,Domen RE,Hoffman RD,McCloskey CB,Raciti PM,Roberts CA,Rojiani AM,Tucker JA,Powell SZ

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report an autopsy case of pulmonary hypertension associated with systemic lupus erythematosus in a 48-year-old woman. After 8-year follow-up under a definite diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus, she experienced gradually developing exertional dyspnea with palpitation. Her chest x-ray showed clear lung fields ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Yokoi T,Tomita Y,Fukaya M,Ichihara S,Kakudo K,Takahashi Y

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00