Incorporation of microwave tissue processing into a routine pathology laboratory: impact on turnaround times and laboratory work patterns.

abstract：:Semen analysis is the most important laboratory investigation for men when assessing the infertile couple. Advances in in vitro fertilisation (IVF) techniques, particularly intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) involving the direct injection of a single spermatozoon into an egg, have not diminished the role of semen...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： McLachlan RI,Baker HW,Clarke GN,Harrison KL,Matson PL,Holden CA,de Kretser DM,Andrology Australia Australian Centre of Excellence in Male Reproductive Health.,Fertility Society of Australia Scientists in Reproductive Technology Subcommit

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trichostrongylus infection, an uncommonly reported zoonosis in Australia, is common in parts of the world where there is close human contact with herbivorous animals. We report 5 cases diagnosed in our laboratory since 1992. Over this period the laboratory has conducted over 46,000 parasitological examinations on fece...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Boreham RE,McCowan MJ,Ryan AE,Allworth AM,Robson JM

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Deregulation of the receptors of TNF-related apoptosis inducing ligand (TRAIL) has been reported in various cancers. In an effort to define the role of these receptors we profiled their expression in gallbladder cancer (GBC) and explored their clinical significance. Expression of TRAIL receptors' mRNA in GBC was analy...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Singh D,Prasad CB,Biswas D,Tewari M,Kar AG,Ansari MA,Singh S,Narayan G

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Results are presented of a study comparing cerbB2 (neu or Her2) expression as assessed immunohistochemically in breast neoplasia using a panel of 6 commercially available antibodies. The antibodies were examined utilizing conventional formalin fixed paraffin embedded tissue, and compared with molecular analysis of gen...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Busmanis I,Feleppa F,Jones A,McGrath KM,Reed R,Collins J,Russell I,Begley CG

更新日期：1994-07-01 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：: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：:A method for the preparation of human renal biopsy specimens for scanning electron microscopy (SEM) is described. This involves glomerular isolation by fine needle dissection and the simultaneous processing of 10 or more specimens in a specially designed tissue cassette. The method is simple and reliable with minimal ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ng W,So KF,So PC,Ngai HK

更新日期：1982-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A diptheria immunoglobulin has been prepared from selected blood donations to the Australian Red Cross Transfusion Services. A dose of 250 I.U. has been demonstrated to raise the titre of diptheria antitoxin in non-immune subjects to protective levels within 24 h, and these levels remain protective for at least 5 wk. ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Hartman LJ

更新日期：1979-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of a 25-year-old man who presented with a large rectal bleed and positive Meckel's scan followed by surgical excision of a Meckel's diverticulum. The diverticulum was lined by gastric body type mucosa showing evidence of active chronic gastritis associated with the presence of Helicobacter pylori orga...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Hill P,Rode J

更新日期：1998-02-01 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：:Phospholipid preparations from the nematode Ascaris suum or cysts of Echinococcus granulosus (hydatid cysts) induced an eosinophilia when injected into the peritoneal cavity of rats. Peritoneal eosinophilia persisted throughout 21 days of daily injections of Ascaris lipid and was accompanied by blood eosinophilia, mas...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Archer GT,Robson JE,Thompson AR

更新日期：1977-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A patient initially treated for iron deficiency anemia was later found to have myelofibrosis. She developed increasing splenomegaly and then a mass in the right iliac fossa for which a right hemicolectomy was performed. Histopathology demonstrated extramedullary hemopoiesis in the spleen and cecum. The patient subsequ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Sunderland K,Barratt J,Pidcock M

更新日期：1994-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 40 year old Chinese woman presented with anasarca and later developed features of POEMS syndrome. These are peripheral neuropathy (P), organomegaly (O), endocrine dysfunction (E), monoclonal gammopathy (M), and skin changes (S) which are usually associated with plasma cell dyscrasia. In our patient, monoclonal gammo...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Leung NW,Lam CW,Pang JC

更新日期：1991-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:CD151 belongs to the group of tetraspanins and is aberrantly expressed in different tumours and differential expression has been associated with prognosis. The aim of this study was to clarify the relationship of CD151 expression with tumour phenotype and clinical outcome in bladder cancer. METHODS:A bladder canc...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Minner S,De Silva C,Rink M,Dahlem R,Chun F,Fisch M,Höppner W,Wagner W,Bokemeyer C,Terracciano L,Simon R,Sauter G,Wilczak W

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four hundred and ten thyroid nodules, 127 breast lumps and 43 lymph nodes were sampled and analyzed to compare the classical aspiration (ASP) technique with the non aspiration needle jab (NASP) technique. The adequacy of cellularity, significant blood staining and the discomfort felt by the patient were assessed and s...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Kumarasinghe MP,Sheriffdeen AH

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cell-platelet interactions have been shown to be involved in the process of metastasis. This study characterizes the aggregation of washed platelets induced by the human uterine carcinosarcoma Colo 526. Ultrastructural studies revealed a two-stage process in which the earliest events were the adhesion and degran...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Bradley CJ,Dauer RJ,Thurlow PJ,Connellan JM

更新日期：1997-05-01 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：:We report a rare case of bilateral primary seminal vesicle carcinoma in a 73 yr old Australian man. To our knowledge this case report is the 48th histologically confirmed case of primary seminal vesicle neoplasia and only the fourth reported case of primary bilateral seminal vesicle carcinoma. Macroscopically the tumo...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ormsby AH,Haskell R,Ruthven SE,Mylne GE

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary proliferations of the endometrium (PPEs) are uncommon lesions that are often associated with endometrial polyps. PPEs occasionally precede or co-exist with atypical endometrial hyperplasia or adenocarcinoma, but their pathogenesis and relationship to endometrial neoplasia is uncertain. In the present study 1...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Stewart CJR,Bigby S,Giardina T,Grieu-Iacopetta F,Amanuel B

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Noncondylomatous papilloma virus infection of the cervix is much more common than formerly realized. The majority of patients are young, but two cases are reported here in postmenopausal women. ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Laverty CR,Booth N,Hills E,Cossart Y,Wills EJ

更新日期：1978-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An elderly woman had a cerebral gliosarcoma with a single pulmonary metastasis, together with a separate pulmonary adenoid-cystic carcinoma. Spontaneous extraneural metastases of primary intracranial neoplasms are exceedingly unusual; so far, only 8 proven cases are recorded in the English language medical literature....

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ojeda VJ,Sterrett GF

更新日期：1984-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this review, we focus on B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders (LPDs) and lymphomas associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). In some of these diseases-such as EBV-positive diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), not otherwise specified-virus detection is required for the diagnosis, while in others its detection is n...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Marques-Piubelli ML,Salas YI,Pachas C,Becker-Hecker R,Vega F,Miranda RN

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphomatous involvement of skin usually manifests as plaques, maculopapules, papulonodules, tumorous masses or ulcerated eruptions. We report an unusual case in which the cutaneous relapse of nasal T-cell lymphoma clinically mimicked erythema multiforme by the abrupt onset of lesions and the presence of targetoid and...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Chan JK,Sin VC,Ng CS,Lau WH

更新日期：1989-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of multiple hepatic abscesses due to Yersinia enterocolitica in a 58 yr old male. This case is typical of the other 39 cases reported in the literature in that the patient had alcoholism, malnutrition, iron overload and a subsequently diagnosed malignancy. Ultrasound showed multiple hypoechoic areas i...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Strungs I,Farrell DJ,Matar LD,Dekker L,Franz RJ

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have various functions that play roles in carcinoma development. In this study, we investigated the expression of two representative MMPs, MMP-7 and MMP-11, in papillary thyroid carcinomas. METHODS:We immunohistochemically investigated the expression of these MMPs in 196 cases of ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Ito Y,Yoshida H,Kakudo K,Nakamura Y,Kuma K,Miyauchi A

更新日期：2006-10-01 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：:From August 1976 to July 1977, all faecal specimens (3298) sent to the Enteric Department of the Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide were selectively cultured for Yersinia enterocolitica. Yersinia enterocolitica was isolated from three patients with diarrhoea, one of whom acquired her infection overs...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Steele TW,McDermott SN

更新日期：1979-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A calcified nodule on the liver of a 62-year-old man from North Carolina, USA, contained a degenerated nymph of Linguatula serrata. The nodule was incidentally discovered at laparotomy for malignant lymphoma and cholelithiasis. The cuticle was all that remained of the parasite, but sclerotized openings and large spine...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Baird JK,Kassebaum LJ,Ludwig GK

更新日期：1988-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Biochemical confirmation of the identity of Burkholderia pseudomallei in Singapore previously relied on the API 20NE panel of tests. After introducing an alternative proprietary biochemical panel, the Microbact 24E (MedVet, Adelaide, Australia), we noted that the API panel identified some presumptive B. pseudomallei i...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Inglis TJ,Chiang D,Lee GS,Chor-Kiang L

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A review of the morphological and metabolic interactions between hepatocytes, the various sinusoidal cells and sinusoidal blood is presented. This field of investigation is rapidly expanding, with widespread implications in the regulation of physiological processes and diseases in the liver and other organs. Although ...

journal_title：Pathology

authors： Fraser R,Day WA,Fernando NS

更新日期：1986-01-01 00:00:00