Spectrophotometric detection of RT-PCR-amplified BCR/ABL fusion transcripts. A survey performed on archival hematologic slides.

abstract：:Complete hydatidiform moles (CHM) and partial hydatidiform moles (PHM) represent different clinicopathologic entities. To obtain prognostic and therapeutic information about both entities, it is important that pathologic classification be as accurate as possible. The distinction of molar pregnancy and an abortus with ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ostrzega N,Phillipson J,Liu P

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The nephrotic syndrome has long been recognized as a hypercoagulable state. Arterial thrombosis is a rare complication of the syndrome. Diuretics and steroids, standard treatment for exacerbations, have been implicated as contributing to the development of arterial thrombosis. The authors present the pathologic, clini...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Zimmerman RL,Novek S,Chen JT,Roggli V

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Terminal deoxynucleotidyl transferase (TdT) is a marker of lymphoblastic disorders. Previously, the technique for determining TdT on smears was by indirect immunofluorescence. An immunoperoxidase procedure for detecting TdT on smears is reported. Results are in a comparable range with the indirect immunofluorescent te...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stass SA,Dean L,Peiper SC,Bollum FJ

更新日期：1982-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hematologic status of 265 patients with rheumatoid arthritis was assessed. In the group as a whole, a mild depression in the hemoglobin concentration and mean cell volume (MCV) was associated with an increase in the red blood cell distribution width (RDW), erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and platelet count. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Baynes RD,Bothwell TH,Bezwoda WR,Gear AJ,Atkinson P

更新日期：1987-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thirty-five consecutive renal biopsy specimens were evaluated by light histology using paraffin and glycol methacrylate embedding. The clarity of the renal structures was found to be much better, and the renal lesions better defined, using glycol methyacrylate embedding. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Agodoa LC,Striker GE,Chi E

更新日期：1975-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Travenol Hem-O-Scan and the Instrumentation Laboratory (IL) system for determination of the oxygen dissociation curve and P50 values have been evaluated. Using the Hem-O-Scan, an oxygen dissociation curve and P50 value may be obtained on 2 microliter of blood in 40 min, though the pH is not measured. In the IL sys...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nelson MG,Savage GA,Cooke PJ,Lappin TR

更新日期：1981-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medicare policies have gradually restricted the scope of pathologist services payable under the rules applicable to physician services. Recent changes applying relative value scales has provided an opportunity for national standardization of pathology codes, and has permitted the introduction of clinical pathology int...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Raslavicus P

更新日期：1993-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cholesterol content of the high-density lipoproteins has become of interest in evaluating the risk of development of coronary heart disease. There is an inverse relationship between high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and risk. The authors found a significant bias (11.1 mg/dl; 0.289 mmol/l) in a comparison of a rapid...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gerson B,Dean L,Copeland BE

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of metastatic ameloblastoma of the maxilla with secondary hypercalcemia in a 54-year-old man is presented. After treatment with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy, the patient was found to have multiple metastases and severe hypercalcemia associated with high levels of parathormone-like substance in the pe...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Madiedo G,Choi H,Kleinman JG

更新日期：1981-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the distribution of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH-1) (H4) in normal, ischemic, and necrotic myocardium using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase technic, the authors studied formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections of human (n = 11) and canine (n = 28) myocardium. All normal control myocardium showed positive immunos...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Herscher LL,Siegel RJ,Said JW,Edwalds GM,Moran MM,Fishbein MC

更新日期：1984-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We performed a retrospective clinicopathologic study on sequential biopsy specimens from 90 patients with Philadelphia chromosome-positive chronic myelogenous leukemia to study therapy-specific effects of busulfan (28 patients), hydroxyurea (32 patients), and interferon-alfa (IFN-alfa; 30 patients). Bone marrow specim...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Thiele J,Kvasnicka HM,Schmitt-Graeff A,Bundschuh S,Biermann T,Roessler G,Wasmus M,Diehl V,Zankovich R,Schaefer HE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the differential diagnosis of Spitz nevus vs malignant melanoma, patient age provides a critical piece of clinical information, because Spitz nevi occur mostly in children and melanomas occur mostly in adults. Nevertheless, there is overlap in the age distributions of Spitz nevus and melanoma. The issue to consider...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vollmer RT

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum and urine samples from 161 cases of hairy cell leukemia (HCL) and 50 cases of chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) were analyzed for monoclonal immunoglobulin (MIg) by using a combination of high-resolution protein electrophoresis, immunoelectrophoresis, and immunofixation. Quantitative immunoglobulin analysis als...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hansen DA,Robbins BA,Bylund DJ,Piro LD,Saven A,Ellison DJ

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Auto Microbic System (AMS) is an almost completely automated system, capable of identifying Enterobacteriaceae after 8 hours, and some glucose nonfermenters after 13 hours of incubation. The Autobac ID system is a mechanized, computer-assisted system capable of identifying Enterobacteriaceae and many nonfermentati...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Barry AL,Gavan TL,Badal RE,Telenson MJ

更新日期：1982-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In 1985 Harvard Medical School initiated an experimental curriculum that incorporated many of the recommendations of the report on the General Professional Education of the Physician (GPEP). Key features are problem-based small group tutorials that emphasize active learning, with increased independent study time and a...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Colvin RB,Wetzel MS

更新日期：1989-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Establishment of a procedure termed cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) TRAP ("Transport and Rapid Accessioning for Additional Procedures") allows clinicians to appropriately store, at -75 degrees C, and rapidly access CSF specimens. The CSF TRAP enhances patient care by decreasing the need for repeat lumbar punctures and provi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Albright RE Jr,Christenson RH,Habig RL,Mears TP,Schneider KA

更新日期：1988-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The blood counts and lactic dehydrogenase values of eight patients with thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (TTP) were reviewed in relation to the clinical course. Three of the eight patients died. In these patients, the hemoglobin was significantly lower and the LDH higher at the time of presentation than that of the...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Crowley JP,Metzger JB,L'Europa RA

更新日期：1983-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new disposable bleeding time device (Hemalet) was tested in 20 normal individuals and 11 patients with various bleeding disorders. The results were compared with those of Simplate II. The mean bleeding time for normal individuals was 5.4 +/- 1.5 (mean +/- 1 SD) minutes by Hemalet and 5.8 +/- 1.4 (mean +/- 1 SD) minu...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Toomey KC,Kim HC,Kosmin M,Saidi P

更新日期：1986-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In patients infected with HIV, high-grade B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL), including the small noncleaved cell (SNCC) category, exhibit pleomorphic features, which makes precise definition difficult. Sixty-nine pathologic specimens with HIV-related systemic lymphomas, including 42 SNCC, 20 immunoblastic lymphomas...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Carbone A,Gloghini A,Gaidano G,Cilia AM,Bassi P,Polito P,Vaccher E,Saglio G,Tirelli U

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The professional activities of anatomic and clinical pathologists involve, to a large extent, management issues. To evaluate the management training received by pathology residents, the authors surveyed pathology residency training programs in the United States. Responses were collected from 138 of 187 programs (73.8%...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brugnara C,Fenton T,Winkelman JW

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report serum enzyme patterns in three patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis whose cases posed potential problems in distinguishing malignancy, hepatocellular damage, and myocardial infarction from myositis. The alanine aminotransferase showed five- to 16-fold elevations. The creatine kinase MB isoenzyme and...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Morton BD 3rd,Statland BE

更新日期：1980-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To establish the effect of a quality control failure on the performance of the LCx-GC nucleic-acid amplification assay for Neisseria gonorrhoeae (Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, IL) in the field, we conducted a retrospective analysis comparing the clinical and analytic performance of the recalled lots with those not...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Skeate RC,Wahi MM,Hanson KL,Cartwright CP

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mucocele-like lesion (MLL) is a rare mucinous lesion of the breast with highly variable upgrade rates to atypia or malignancy on excision. This spectrum of data has led to differing opinions on the need for surgical excision. We evaluated 50 core biopsy specimens diagnosed as having MLLs and correlated the findings wi...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sutton B,Davion S,Feldman M,Siziopikou K,Mendelson E,Sullivan M

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tumor cells in the cerebrospinal fluid of an American child with Burkitt's lymphoma are described. The morphology of the cells was demonstrated better by use of the "millipore" technic and hematoxylin and eosin staining than by the Wright-stained smear. ...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fuchs HB,Rosan RC

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most common differentiated renal tumor of early childhood is the congenital mesoblastic neophroma. Well-differentiated forms of Wilms' tumor may present a difficult differential diagnosis from these benign neoplasms. The cases of two patients found to have well-differentiated renal neoplasms after being treated fo...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughson MD,Hennigar GR,Othersen HB Jr

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Minimal inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of clindamycin, cefoxitin, imipenem, and metronidazole were determined by the E-Test and a reference agar dilution method for 92 gram-negative anaerobic organisms. For 335 MIC pairs, the agreement between the two systems was 80.1%; 60 (17.9%) differed by two or more twofold dil...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Couroux PR,Massey VE,Schieven BC,Lannigan R,Hussain Z

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 61-year-old man with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) sought care because of the onset of progressive dysphagia. He was found to have a perforated, fungating esophageal mass. The combined histologic and immunologic findings were diagnostic of Hodgkin's disease, nodular sclerosis type, lymphocyte-depleted va...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gelb AB,Medeiros LJ,Chen YY,Weiss LM,Weidner N

更新日期：1997-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A unique case of intramural uterine tumor composed of malignant epithelium and benign smooth muscle, adipose tissue, and cartilage is reported. This tumor, which the authors designated "carcinomesenchymoma," apparently represents an example of a previously unreported variant of mixed müllerian tumor that is composed o...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chen KT,Vergon JM

更新日期：1981-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To characterize error rates for genetic test orders between medical specialties and in different settings by examining detailed order information. METHODS:We performed a retrospective analysis of a detailed utilization management case database, comprising 2.5 years of data and almost 1,400 genetic test orde...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Mathias PC,Conta JH,Konnick EQ,Sternen DL,Stasi SM,Cole BL,Astion ML,Dickerson JA

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen and progesterone receptors were studied in fine-needle aspiration biopsy specimens of 56 patients with primary, recurrent, or metastatic breast carcinoma. The ligands, 17 B-estradiol-6-carboxymethyloxine-bovine serum albumin fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC-BSA estradiol) and hydroxyprogesterone hemisuccinate...

journal_title：American journal of clinical pathology

authors： Masood S

更新日期：1991-01-01 00:00:00