Receiver operating characteristic curves for analysis of the results of cervicovaginal smears. A useful quality improvement tool.

abstract：:Anorectic agents, such as aminorex and fenfluramine derivatives, have been associated previously with the development of primary pulmonary hypertension. The combination diet drug phentermine-fenfluramine (or "phen-fen") was recently marketed in the United States. We describe a case of a 39-year-old woman with rapidly ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Strother J,Fedullo P,Yi ES,Masliah E

更新日期：1999-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:- Urinary tract infections are characterized by the presence of microbial pathogens within the urinary tract. They represent one of the most common infections in hospitalized and clinic patients. OBJECTIVES:- To model the parameters of the Sysmex UF-1000i to the gold standard, urine culture, and to compare the...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Erdman P,Anderson B,Zacko JC,Taylor K,Donaldson K

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Bloom syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by normally proportioned but strikingly small body size, a characteristic facies and photosensitive facial skin lesion, immunodeficiency, and a marked predisposition to development of a variety of cancers. We describe here, we believe for the first ti...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Wang J,Cornford ME,German J,French SW

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 43-year-old man with a history and symptomatology of hereditary spherocytosis underwent splenectomy and cholecystectomy for treatment of his underlying disease and of cholelithiasis. The removed gallbladder showed a serosal encapsulated nodule, supported by a short mesentery, measuring 11 x 6 x 4 mm, that histologic...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Tejada E,Danielson C

更新日期：1989-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Accurate categorization of uterine smooth muscle neoplasms by light microscopic examination is difficult. Multiple classification schemes have been proposed based on mitotic rate, nuclear atypia, and the presence or absence of necrosis. None of these classification systems has been entirely successful. Multiple...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Layfield LJ,Liu K,Dodge R,Barsky SH

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dissecting aneurysms of the pulmonary trunk are a rare cause of sudden death. We report a case in a patient with pulmonary hypertension secondary to a patent ductus arteriosus. A brief review of the condition is also presented. ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Nguyen GK,Dowling GP

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We describe an infarcted mass in the testis containing "ghost" cells suspicious for neoplasm. The entire lesion was necrotic. A Masson trichrome stain greatly improved nuclear and cytologic detail, confirming the suspicion of neoplasm. Placental alkaline phosphatase revealed specific membrane staining of the neoplasti...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Florentine BD,Roscher AA,Garrett J,Warner NE

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumoral calcinosis is a rare ectopic calcification syndrome characterized by irregular soft tissue masses originally described as being found mainly in large joints. We report 3 cases of tumoral calcinosis that occurred in unusual locations, the metacarpophalageal and proximal interphalangeal joints of the hand. The p...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Kim HS,Suh JS,Kim YH,Park SH

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes (MDSs) are uncommon disorders, which may be difficult to diagnose, particularly in the absence of increased blasts. Pediatric MDSs have several unique features including their association with inherited/constitutional disorders in approximately one third of patients. The clas...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Elghetany MT

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of lymphangioleiomyomatosis was established in a 35-year-old woman with hemoptysis, mild cough, and dyspnea based on histologic review of results of a transbronchial biopsy correlated with high-resolution computed tomographic scan findings. A chest x-ray film revealed diffuse interstitial lung disease, a...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Guinee DG Jr,Feuerstein I,Koss MN,Travis WD

更新日期：1994-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Identification of patients is one of the first steps in ensuring the accuracy of laboratory results. In the United States, hospitalized patients wear wristbands to aid in their identification, but wristbands errors are frequently found. OBJECTIVE:To investigate if continuous monitoring of wristband errors by p...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Howanitz PJ,Renner SW,Walsh MK

更新日期：2002-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Inflicted traumatic brain injury of infants and young children results in a complex array of autopsy findings. In many cases, immunostains for beta-amyloid precursor protein are used to detect axonal injury. Interpretation of the gross, microscopic, and immunostaining results requires the integration of the man...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Dolinak D,Reichard R

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Accurate specimen identification is critical for quality patient care. Improperly identified specimens can result in delayed diagnosis, additional laboratory testing, treatment of the wrong patient for the wrong disease, and severe transfusion reactions. Specimen identification errors have been reported to occu...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Wagar EA,Stankovic AK,Raab S,Nakhleh RE,Walsh MK

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:Sodium polystyrene sulfonate (kayexalate) is a cation-exchange resin given enterally for the treatment of hyperkalemia. Aspiration of this material is a rare occurrence, but when visualized in the alveolus, it has a characteristic microscopic appearance that is virtually diagnostic. In two cases, recognition ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Fenton JJ,Johnson FB,Przygodzk RM,Kalasinsky VF,Al-Dayel F,Travis WD

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Recent randomized controlled trials have shown a significant decrease in unsatisfactory rates for liquid-based cytology (LBC) compared with conventional Papanicolaou test (CP). The underlying causes and relevance of unsatisfactory results for LBC and CP have never been compared within the setting of a randomize...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Siebers AG,Klinkhamer PJ,Vedder JE,Arbyn M,Bulten J

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cystadenoma of the pancreas, principally a disease of adult women, was found in a female infant. This benign, nonfunctional tumor is usually amenable to surgery and a cure is to be expected after extirpation. The pathogenesis of this mass is unknown, but the finding of a cytomegalovirus infection in an excretory duct ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Chang CH,Perrin EV,Hertzler J,Brough AJ

更新日期：1980-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas is a rare entity with low malignant potential and excellent overall prognosis. It has nonspecific clinical presentations such as abdominal pain and nausea, with vague radiologic features. Histologic features of this neoplasm are usually specific. The tumor shows minimally...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Dinarvand P,Lai J

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Systems-based practice (SBP) is 1 of 6 core competencies required in all resident training programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. Reliable methods of assessing resident competency in SBP have not been described in the medical literature. OBJECTIVE:To develop and valida...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Vitek CR,Dale JC,Homburger HA,Bryant SC,Saenger AK,Karon BS

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To identify errors in surgical pathology practice that lead to malpractice claims, and to define the frequency and severity of pathology malpractice claims and discuss the implications. DESIGN:Three hundred seventy-eight pathology malpractice claims reported to The Doctors Company of Napa, Calif, between 19...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Troxel DB

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is well characterized histologically, but the line of differentiation expressed by the tumor cells has been unclear. Despite the implication by its name of a vascular neoplasm, sclerosing hemangioma is considered by most authorities to be an epithelial tumor, possibly related t...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Illei PB,Rosai J,Klimstra DS

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a case of an intraocular inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor nearly filling the vitreous cavity of the eye of a 50-year-old man. The tumor was composed of a mixture of spindle cells and mixed inflammatory elements, including numerous plasma cells. The differential diagnosis included inflammatory pseudotumor a...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： O'Malley DP,Poulos C,Czader M,Sanger WG,Orazi A

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFr) is a membrane-bound glycoprotein that is present in a wide variety of human normal and malignant tissues. In this study EGFr expression in frozen sections of prostate tissue obtained from 40 different surgical specimens was examined immunohistochemically with a well-characte...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Maygarden SJ,Strom S,Ware JL

更新日期：1992-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To compare the ability of the Vitek GPS-TB card with disk diffusion testing for determining the susceptibility of enterococci to vancomycin. DESIGN:Vitek susceptibility testing was performed using the GPS-TB card and software version R05.03. Disk diffusion susceptibility testing was performed according to Na...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Williams-Bouyer N,Reisner BS,Woodmansee CE,Falk PS,Mayhall CG

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A protocol for the pathologic examination and reporting of specimens from patients with carcinoma of the ampulla of Vater has been developed by the Cancer Committee of the College of American Pathologists. The protocol incorporates all basic pathology data of diagnostic and prognostic significance appropriate for the ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Compton CC

更新日期：1997-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:- Body fluid cytology is an important diagnostic tool used to identify various conditions. However, an accurate diagnosis in this setting can sometimes be challenging. OBJECTIVE:- To identify the performance characteristics of body fluid cytology by analyzing participant responses from the College of American ...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Tabatabai ZL,Nayar R,Souers RJ,Crothers BA,Davey DD

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：:Precision medicine is altering the traditional role of the surgical pathologist in caring for patients with lung cancer. Diagnosing specific cell type is now a foundation for selecting lung cancers for predictive-biomarker testing by molecular techniques. Using conventional techniques and familiar equipment, the surgi...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Cagle PT,Myers J

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A uterine tumor from a 34-year-old woman was investigated morphologically and immunohistochemically. The tumor tissue was composed of multiple cystic spaces of various sizes. The cyst wall was covered by a single layer or occasionally multiple layers of flattened cells. Electron micrographs of the tumor tissue reveale...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Suzuki T,Yoshida Y,Kaku T,Kikuchi K,Mori M

更新日期：1985-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A patented, fluid-based, thin-layer method for preparation of Papanicolaou (Pap) smears (ThinPrep Pap test) has been reported to be significantly more effective than the conventional smear invented by George Papanicolaou. We tested this position by comparing the cytologic diagnosis and specimen adequacy resu...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Díaz-Rosario LA,Kabawat SE

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：CONTEXT:The American Board of Medical Specialties Maintenance of Certification (MOC) process will become effective in 2006. The College of American Pathologists (CAP) Education Committee defined pathology-specific competencies within MOC categories and used data from a survey of pathologists to create education courses...

journal_title：Archives of pathology & laboratory medicine

authors： Hammond ME,Filling CM,Neumann AR,Homburger HA,Education Committee, College of American Pathologists.

更新日期：2005-05-01 00:00:00