Mycoplasma infection in the immunosuppressed leukemic patient.

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：:Changes in bile canaliculi (BCs) after bile duct ligation (BDL) are heterogeneous throughout the liver lobule. Male Wistar rats were killed five hours, 20 hours, four days, or eight days after BDL, and BCs were counted according to their shape (1, normal; 2, elongated with microvilli; 3, dilated, devoid of microvilli;...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Vital A,Bioulac-Sage P,Iron A,Balabaud C

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:- Lobular carcinoma in situ (LCIS) refers to a neoplastic proliferation of cells that characteristically shows loss of E-cadherin expression and has long been regarded as a risk factor for invasive breast cancer. Long-term outcome studies and molecular data have also implicated LCIS as a nonobligate precursor t...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Ginter PS,D'Alfonso TM

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the case of a patient treated with a combination of fludarabine and cyclophosphamide after suffering from B-cell chronic lymphocytic leukemia for 10 years. Three months after treatment, the patient presented with an unusual association, not previously reported in the literature: Richter syndrome (monotypic E...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Compérat E,Delmer A,Le Tourneau A,Molina TJ,Diebold J,Audouin J

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhabdoid tumor of the thyroid gland is a very rare neoplasm, characterized by significant metastatic potential. All of the 6 cases reported in the recent literature had poor outcomes. We report an additional case involving, to our knowledge, the oldest patient reported so far. A 67-year-old woman had a nodular goiter ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Lai ML,Faa G,Serra S,Senes G,Daniele GM,Boi F,Mariotti S,Beauchemin M,Asa SL

更新日期：2005-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Methods to improve surgical pathology patient safety include measuring the frequency of error in specific steps of the surgical pathology testing process, root cause analysis of active and latent components, and implementation of quality improvement initiatives. OBJECTIVE:To determine the frequency and cause o...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Smith ML,Raab SS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:- Malignant mesothelioma (MM) is an uncommon tumor that can be difficult to diagnose. OBJECTIVE:- To provide updated, practical guidelines for the pathologic diagnosis of MM. DATA SOURCES:- Pathologists involved in the International Mesothelioma Interest Group and others with an interest and expertise in the ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Husain AN,Colby TV,Ordóñez NG,Allen TC,Attanoos RL,Beasley MB,Butnor KJ,Chirieac LR,Churg AM,Dacic S,Galateau-Sallé F,Gibbs A,Gown AM,Krausz T,Litzky LA,Marchevsky A,Nicholson AG,Roggli VL,Sharma AK,Travis WD,Walt

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the reasons (indications) for and immediate intraoperative surgical results (outcomes) associated with pathology intraoperative consultation. DESIGN:In 1992 and 1993, surgeons collaborated with pathologists in 472 voluntarily participating institutions from the United States (462), Canada (7), Au...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Zarbo RJ,Schmidt WA,Bachner P,Howanitz PJ,Meier FA,Schifman RB,Boone DJ,Herron RM Jr

更新日期：1996-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:This review focuses on commercial and in-house-developed reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) assays used for the detection of enteroviral infections. In addition to providing details on the performance of RT-PCR, its specificity, and sensitivity, the clinical utility of this diagnostic me...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Romero JR

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The practice of gynecologic cytology requires that high-grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL) be precisely recognized. In this regard, hyperchromatic crowded groups are known to be difficult to classify in conventional gynecologic cytology, but whether this is true in ThinPrep specimens is uncertain. OB...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Renshaw AA,Mody DR,Wang E,Haja J,Colgan TJ,Cytopathology Resource Committee, College of American Pathologists.

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We feel that now, four years out, we have achieved the interim goals that we set for ourselves. There are some key aspects that we would do differently if we were now starting over, and we have provided that information to those seeking to begin similar off-site ventures who have sought our advice. There is an interes...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Matsen JM

更新日期：1988-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe unique features seen in a case of classic acoustic schwannoma. In the central portion of the tumor, abundant Rosenthal fibers and occasional eosinophilic granular bodies were present. Rosenthal fibers are homogeneous eosinophilic structures commonly seen in central nervous system lesions, such as pilocytic...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Brown DF,Rushing EJ

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 37-year-old man with a history of abdominal pain, diarrhea, and weight loss was found to have an 8-cm-diameter tumor in the head of the pancreas, a biopsy specimen of which revealed histologically and ultrastructurally typical pancreatoblastoma. The tumor was unresectable and demonstrated no response to chemotherapy...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Palosaari D,Clayton F,Seaman J

更新日期：1986-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To examine the role of sputum examination in the diagnosis of Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia in patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), we conducted a prospective study of 30 patients with AIDS or suspected AIDS. Sputum was obtained just prior to bronchoscopy by spontaneous cough (20 patients) or ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： del Rio C,Guarner J,Honig EG,Slade BA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The monoclonal antibody HMB-45 is a highly specific and sensitive marker of malignant melanoma. Rarely, however, aberrant reactivity to nonmelanocytic tumors has been observed. We report an immunoblastic lymphoma of B-cell phenotype that reacted with HMB-45 in a 70-year-old white woman. To our knowledge, this is the f...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Friedman HD,Tatum AH

更新日期：1991-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 57-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency (PiMZ phenotype), recovering from intraabdominal sepsis in association with gastric ulcer perforation, had portal hypertension. An operative liver biopsy specimen showed a distinctive elastosis of the portal tracts without cirrhosis. ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Lee FI,Kelly JK,Vasudev KS

更新日期：1983-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Increased thymidylate synthase expression is a marker for decreased survival in colorectal cancer. OBJECTIVE:Thymidylate synthase localizes to both the nucleus and cytoplasm, but how the relationship of these expression levels affects colon cancer outcome has yet to be determined. DESIGN:Using AQUA, we assess...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Gustavson MD,Molinaro AM,Tedeschi G,Camp RL,Rimm DL

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Philadelphia (Ph) chromosome [der(22) t(9;22)(q34;q11)] is the characteristic chromosomal abnormality found in chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). This chromosome has been reported in patients with other chromosomal abnormalities. In this study, we describe a patient with hematologically typical chronic-phase CML ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Oudat R,Khan Z,Glassman AB

更新日期：2001-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Because of a marked increase in the number of requests for antinuclear antibodies, anti-extractable nuclear antigen antibodies, and anti-double-stranded DNA antibodies for the diagnosis of autoimmune rheumatic disease, guidelines have been proposed for their appropriate use. OBJECTIVE:To evaluate in terms of c...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Tampoia M,Brescia V,Fontana A,Zucano A,Morrone LF,Pansini N

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To examine the hypothesis that older hospitalized patients have higher laboratory costs than younger patients in the same severity-adjusted diagnosis-related group (DRG). DESIGN:We obtained hospital case mix data sets (1995-1997) from the Massachusetts Division of Health Care Finance and Policy. We selected ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Brimhall BB,Dean T,Hunt EL,Siegrist RB,Reiquam W

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Platelet-derived microparticles (PDMPs) probably function in hemostasis, thrombosis, inflammation, and transfusion-related immunomodulation. OBJECTIVE:To compare PDMP levels of leukocyte-filtered and unfiltered whole blood during storage. DESIGN:Ten whole blood donations were collected and processed. Half of ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Sugawara A,Nollet KE,Yajima K,Saito S,Ohto H

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concentration of neuron-specific enolase (NSE, gamma-subunit of enolase) in tumor extracts of 25 nonargyrophilic and seven argyrophilic carcinomas of the female breast was measured by radioimmunoassay. The mean concentration of NSE in nonargyrophilic carcinomas was 89 ng/mg of protein, (range, 9 to 281 ng/mg), and...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Wilander E,Påhlman S,Sällström J,Lindgren A

更新日期：1987-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The advent of genotype-based therapy and predictive biomarkers for lung cancer has thrust the pathologist into the front lines of precision medicine for this deadly disease. OBJECTIVE:To provide the clinical background, current status, and future perspectives of molecular targeted therapy for lung cancer patie...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Cagle PT,Allen TC

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary blastomas are rare primary tumors that consist of tubular or glandular structures embedded in an undifferentiated mesenchymal stroma. Focal cartilage, bone, and skeletal muscle as well as squamous differentiation have been described in these tumors. We report a unique case of a pulmonary blastoma showing a m...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Cohen RE,Weaver MG,Montenegro HD,Abdul-Karim FW

更新日期：1990-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT.—:Follicular lymphoma is a common small B-cell lymphoma, likely to be encountered by any practicing pathologist, regardless of specialty. Although the features of typical follicular lymphoma are well known and in most instances easily identifiable, there are lesser-appreciated morphologic appearances that can r...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Choi SM,Betz BL,Perry AM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:-Molecular diagnostics play a role in the management of many cancers, including breast cancer. OBJECTIVE:-To provide an update on molecular testing in current clinical practice, targeted at practicing pathologists who are not breast cancer specialists. DATA SOURCES:-This study is a narrative literature review...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Hagemann IS

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

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：:Hemangiopericytoma of soft tissue is a controversial pathologic entity. The relative nonspecificity of the characteristic branching capillary pattern and cytologic features of the constituent cells, in addition to the lack of a distinct immunohistochemical staining profile, has resulted in uncertainty and a lack of co...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Ceballos KM,Munk PL,Masri BA,O'Connell JX

更新日期：1999-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC), containing therapeutic doses of vitamin K-dependent coagulation factors, was recently licensed in the United States for reversal of vitamin K antagonist therapy. However, given the emergence of several oral anticoagulants for which there are no specific reversal age...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Unold D,Tormey CA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability of the College of American Pathologists Microbiology Surveys subscriber laboratories to perform antimicrobial susceptibility testing accurately has improved slightly since 1984. Currently (1989 surveys), the accuracies for disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration antimicrobial susceptibility tes...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Jones RN,Edson DC

更新日期：1991-05-01 00:00:00