Increased numbers of lymphocytes with single class surface immunoglobulins in Hodgkin's disease.

abstract：:A 28-month-old girl, whose parents are first cousins, was hospitalized following a series of severe infections. Results of functional granulocytic tests permitted the diagnosis of chronic granulomatous disease (lack of nitroblue tetrazolium dye reduction, impaired bactericidal activity for Staphylococcus aureus but no...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Corberand J,De Larrard B,Vergnes H,Carrière JP

更新日期：1978-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The amount of trapped plasma in the microhematocrit red blood cell column of samples from 25 normal individuals and 102 patients was investigated. The mean value for the normal individuals was 1.53%, and the mean values for the samples from the patient groups ranged from 1.41% to 1.82%. These groups included patients ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pearson TC,Guthrie DL

更新日期：1982-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metastatic squamous cell carcinoma to bone was studied using immunoperoxidase methods for Factor VIII-related antigen, producing positive staining in the tumor cells. Electron microscopy proved the squamous nature of the tumor, and, subsequently, a pulmonary primary tumor was found. Testing of additional tum...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wilson AJ

更新日期：1984-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report here a case of lymphoepithelial cystic lesion (LECL) of unknown origin in the mediastinum, which is closely related to a signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma. A 73-year-old man presented with a mass as revealed on a chest x-ray. During surgical operation, a solid, well-circumscribed and encapsulated 9 X ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ishimaru Y,Shibata Y,Ohkawara S,Ohshima H,Kihara S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nuclear DNA content of 20 cases of primary differentiated thyroid carcinoma, 27 corresponding cervical lymph node metastases, and 2 local recurrent tumors was determined by flow cytometry. Evidence of DNA aneuploidy was found in either the primary tumor or in the corresponding metastases in 10 (63%) of the 16 papillar...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Joensuu H,Klemi PJ

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serrated adenomas are the precursors of at least 5.8% of colorectal cancers; otherwise little is known of their clinical significance in comparison with conventional adenomas and hyperplastic polyps. We compared the risk of metachronous lesions in colorectal serrated adenomas, conventional adenomas, and hyperplastic p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lazarus R,Junttila OE,Karttunen TJ,Mäkinen MJ

更新日期：2005-03-01 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：:The clinical, light microscopic, and immunohistochemical features of 14 sinonasal malignant melanomas were studied to show their diverse morphologic appearance and distinction from therapeutically more amenable neoplasms that occur in this region. The tumors arose in 6 men and 8 women (median age, 70 years). Eleven pa...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Franquemont DW,Mills SE

更新日期：1991-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To analyze interobserver reproducibility and compare practice patterns between academic and community settings of Lower Anogenital Squamous Terminology (LAST). Methods:In total, 132 anal biopsy slides were revised as well as p16 immunostains. Results:LAST was used in 49% of cases (academic center, 68%; sat...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roma AA,Liu X,Patil DT,Xie H,Allende D

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The authors report a case of primary Ki-1 lymphoma of the brain. The patient was a 4 1/2-year-old black girl who presented with a 4- and 5-day history of headaches, nausea, vomiting, neck stiffness, and difficulty in walking. Computed tomography (CT) scan of the brain showed two discrete densities in the left occipita...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Havlioglu N,Manepalli A,Galindo L,Sotelo-Avila C,Grosso L

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Haemophilus influenzae type b, Escherichia coli, Neisseria meningitis, Streptococcus agalactiae, and Streptococcus pneumoniae are classically the predominant meningeal pathogens of children. The Directigen latex agglutination test identifies these pathogens by detecting specific antigens in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hill RB,Adams S,Gunn BA,Eberly BJ

更新日期：1994-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the data for the 1969 to 1973 CAP Surveys of proficiency in partial thromboplastin time (PTT) determination indicates more than desirable variability in this measurement. Non-activated procedures show greater interlaboratory variability than activated methods; therefore, they may be preferable for routine ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Koepke JA

更新日期：1975-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunohistochemistry occasionally is used to determine the lineage of entirely necrotic tumors. However, the sensitivity and specificity of antibodies on necrotic tissue are unknown. To determine the usefulness of immunohistochemistry with necrotic lesions, a series of 24 known tumors consisting of 14 carcinomas, 2 ly...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Judkins AR,Montone KT,LiVolsi VA,van de Rijn M

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Forty-three laboratories participated in an interlaboratory testing program offered by the College of American Pathologists for the radioimmunoassay (RIA) of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA). Thirty correctly reported a sample with 1.9 ng of endogenous CEA per ml as less than 2.5 ng. For samples with added exogenous CEA...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reynoso G,Keane M,Konopka S

更新日期：1977-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ideal method of heparinization should achieve therapeutic concentrations (0.2-0.5 IU/mL) in the artificial kidney and the least possible amount of heparin in the patient. Total heparinization using a bolus dose (8400 IU) followed by continuous infusion of heparin (20 IU/min), initially showed 1.4-2.4 IU/mL in the ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Talstad I,Kjelby K

更新日期：1985-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study examines the relationship between age and mitogen-induced lymphocyte blastogenesis. Lymphocytes were stimulated with PHA; Concanavalin A (Con A), and PWM in 156 normal, healthy subjects ranging in age from birth to 75 years. The findings indicate a gradual but significant decrease in PHA- and Con A-induced ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hicks MJ,Jones JF,Thies AC,Weigle KA,Minnich LL

更新日期：1983-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess their applied clinical utility, viral cultures and serological tests for cytomegalovirus (CMV) were reviewed at Duke University Medical Center (DUMC), a 1,125-bed tertiary-care hospital. Less than 1% (3 of 1,216) of CMV cultures were positive, and 8% of serum samples (45 of 587) were positive by single sera ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mangano WE,Gruninger RP

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results of a comparison of the diagnostic efficacy of percutaneous needle biopsy of the parietal pleura with that of cytologic examination of pleural fluid sediment obtained concurrently from 166 patients with benign or cancerous pleural disorders are reported. Of 44 patients with confirmatory evidence of cancer invol...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Frist B,Kahan AV,Koss LG

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Abbreviated pretransfusion testing, although permitted by American Association of Blood Banks Standards for unimmunized patients, is not widely practiced. Concerns remain about optimal antibody screening methods, antibodies missed by deleting the antiglobulin crossmatch, and cost-effectiveness. The authors prospective...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cordle DG,Strauss RG,Snyder EL,Floss AM

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：Objectives:To model renal function 2 years following radical nephrectomy with quantitative analyses using clinical, histopathologic, and renal composite cortical volumes (CCV). Methods:This retrospective study involved an assessment of the nonneoplastic kidney tissue by three blinded nephropathologists using modified ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pruthi DK,Oomah S,Lu V,Ting T,Knickle C,Liss MA,Gibson IW,Kirkpatrick IDC,McGregor TB

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interest in the role of mononuclear phagocytes in glomerulonephritis (GN) and in defining markers of renal neoplasms led the authors to study alpha-naphthyl acetate/butyrate esterase (ANAE/ANBE), alkaline phosphatase (AlkP), acid phosphatase (AcP), 5'-nucleotidase (5'N), and ATPase (ATP) activity in paraformaldehyde-f...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Alpers CE,Beckstead JH

更新日期：1985-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The demonstration of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in serum and in tissue sections may be of value in diagnosis and follow-up of several malignant tumors. Anti-CEA sera, however, cross-react with normal antigens, also present in tumors. The staining patterns of three commercially produced anti-CEA sera were investiga...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nap M,ten Hoor KA,Fleuren GJ

更新日期：1983-01-01 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：:Hepatocytes with orcein-positive ground-glass cytoplasm have been shown to contain abundant hepatitis B surface antigen in the cisternae of excess smooth endoplasmic reticulum. Hepatocytes with similar cytoplasmic changes that did not react with orcein were observed in 26.5% of 49 cases of cirrhosis. These cells exhib...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gerber MA,Thung SN

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A structure resembling a sulfur granule found in histologic sections of endometrium from patients with intrauterine contraceptive devices is described. It is distinguished from a true sulfur granule on morphologic grounds and is further characterized as a foreign substance, most probably fragments of the synthetic con...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： O'Brien PK,Roth-Moyo LA,Davis BA

更新日期：1981-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Patients with nonhemolytic Lewis antibodies in the serum were transfused on the basis of major crossmatch compatibility alone. No adverse clinical affects were noted when 33 such patients received a total of 230 transfusions. Considerable savings in technologist time and reagent cost were realized by adopting this pol...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Waheed A,Kennedy MS,Gerhan S,Senhauser DA

更新日期：1981-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To evaluate the etiologic role of human papillomavirus (HPV) in oral carcinogenesis, DNA samples were purified from 103 oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) and 30 normal oral mucosal (NOM) specimens. A nested polymerase chain reaction, DNA sequencing, and gene-chip HPV typing were used to identify multiple HPV types i...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chang JY,Lin MC,Chiang CP

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:Ancillary molecular testing on tissue is available for mycobacterial disease; however, judicious use of highly sensitive tests, such as polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and sequencing, should be guided by histologic parameters. We sought to investigate the utility of performing acid-fast stains (AFS) on skin ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Laga AC,Milner DA Jr,Granter SR

更新日期：2014-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A flow cytometric technic was developed to detect platelet surface-bound immunoglobulin in patients with thrombocytopenia. Elevated platelet surface IgG and/or IgM was detected in 90.9% of patients with immune thrombocytopenia purpura (ITP). False positive results occurred in 9.3% of patients with nonimmune thrombocyt...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rosenfeld CS,Nichols G,Bodensteiner DC

更新日期：1987-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of our study was to improve the quality of care in an emergency department (ED) as measured by length of stay (LOS), total turnaround time (TAT) for laboratory result reporting, and the blood culture contamination rate. Data were included for patients who had at least 1 of 5 laboratory tests performed as p...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sheppard C,Franks N,Nolte F,Fantz C

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00