abstract：:Deregulation of apoptosis plays an important role in carcinogenesis, tumor progression, and resistance to chemotherapy. XIAP is considered to be the most potent caspase inhibitor of all known IAP (inhibitor of apoptosis) family members. To explore the relevance of XIAP for progression and prognosis in renal cell carci...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Ramp U,Krieg T,Caliskan E,Mahotka C,Ebert T,Willers R,Gabbert HE,Gerharz CD

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The National Cancer Institute sponsored a Borderline Ovarian Tumor Workshop held in August 2003 in Bethesda, MD. This report was developed from discussions at the Workshop. The participants acknowledged several areas of disagreement on basic terminology issues and agreed that a glossary with example images would help ...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Seidman JD,Soslow RA,Vang R,Berman JJ,Stoler MH,Sherman ME,Oliva E,Kajdacsy-Balla A,Berman DM,Copeland LJ

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Langerhans' cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a proliferative histiocytic disorder of unknown etiology. We previously reported that Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infects and proliferates in macrophages, and investigated the possibility that EBV exhibits etiologic effects in LCH. To detect EBV expression, paraffin sections from 1...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Shimakage M,Sasagawa T,Kimura M,Shimakage T,Seto S,Kodama K,Sakamoto H

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Graduate training is one of the most important activities in which we engage. Through PhD training programs in pathology, we continually renew the intellectual vigor of our discipline and assure its position as a vibrant force in the life sciences. To focus on this important issue, the Education Committee of the Ameri...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Kemp JD,Bowser R,American Society for Investigative Pathology workshop.

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infantile hemiparesis may be associated with significant morbidity and may have a profound impact on a child's physical and social development. There are little published data evaluating the clinicopathologic features of patients with infantile hemiparesis. The present study retrospectively examines these clinicopatho...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Prayson RA,Hannahoe BM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial carcinoma is the most common malignant tumor of the female genital tract in the Western world. Approximately 80% of cases are well- to moderately differentiated (endometrioid) adenocarcinomas, which are confined to the uterine corpus at diagnosis, and thus most can be cured. Conversely, high-grade (ie, cle...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Prat J

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To increase awareness of the possible coexistence of an ovarian and breast carcinoma in a BRCA1 mutation carrier, we describe a patient with primary ovarian cancer who developed distant metastases after 3 years and again after 6 years. Surprisingly, at that time an occult breast carcinoma was identified to be the orig...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Kuenen-Boumeester V,Den Bakker M,Dinjens WN,Seynaeve C

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation (CCAM) of the lung is a congenital lesion that is sometimes complicated by bronchioloalveolar adenocarcinoma (BAC). In some cases foci of atypical goblet cell hyperplasia (AGCH) can be found within the cysts. It has been proposed that CCAM and AGCH predispose to the developme...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Stacher E,Ullmann R,Halbwedl I,Gogg-Kammerer M,Boccon-Gibod L,Nicholson AG,Sheppard MN,Carvalho L,Franca MT,Macsweeney F,Morresi-Hauf A,Popper HH

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genetic diagnosis of Gaucher disease by molecular methods is complicated by the existence of a highly homologous transcribed pseudogene (96% identity) that is found in close proximity to the true gene on chromosome 1q21. In addition, the pseudogene sequence can mimic disease-causing mutations in the true gene. Sel...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Mohan D,Rolston R,Pal R,Swalsky PA,Sasatomi E,Lee RE,Finkelstein SD

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meconium-associated vascular necrosis (MAVN) is a histological abnormality of human placental chorionic vessels that is associated with poor neonatal outcome. We tested the hypothesis that MAVN shows apoptosis in the walls of chorionic vessels. Archival placental specimens with MAVN (n = 5) were compared with specimen...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： King EL,Redline RW,Smith SD,Kraus FT,Sadovsky Y,Nelson DM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microsatellite instability (MSI) defines a specific type of genetic instability. Although consensus diagnostic criteria for MSI definition in colorectal cancer have been established, their utility in other tumor types remain to be proven. Previously we developed a mathematical model for MSI definition in colorectal ca...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Musulén E,Moreno V,Reyes G,Sancho FJ,Peinado MA,Esteller M,Herman JG,Combalia N,Rey M,Capellá G

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of melanoma metastatic to lymph node remains a difficult problem given its histological diversity. We examined the staining patterns of S-100, NK1/C3, HMB-45, and MART-1 (DC10) in melanoma metastases to lymph nodes. Immunohistochemical stains were performed on tissue sections of 126 formalin-fixed lymph ...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Zubovits J,Buzney E,Yu L,Duncan LM

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This article briefly describes the origin of one of the more common (food-related) pathologic terms--"bread and butter pericarditis." The eminent French physician, Laennec, the inventor of the stethoscope amongst several other important medical contributions, can be credited for having coined the term that is still in...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Cohen MB

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histological criteria for the diagnosis of reflux esophagitis include basal zone hyperplasia, stromal papillae elongation, and inflammatory infiltrate. However, endoscopic esophageal biopsy specimens may include little or no lamina propria. Intraepithelial T lymphocytes, seen in hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections ...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Esposito S,Valente G,Zavallone A,Guidali P,Rapa A,Oderda G

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analogous to mixed tumors of salivary glands (" pleomorphic adenomas" ), cutaneous mixed tumors (" chondroid syringomas" ) contain a ductal (epithelial) component and a variably prominent myoepithelial component. Tumors showing purely myoepithelial differentiation (myoepitheliomas) have only recently been recognized t...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Hornick JL,Fletcher CD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection is usually reported in immunocompromised patients. This study reports 11 cases of HCMV infection of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract diagnosed in apparently immunocompetent hosts. The median age of the patients studied was 76 years, and the major presenting symptoms were diarrhea,...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Maiorana A,Baccarini P,Foroni M,Bellini N,Giusti F

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the roles of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in thymic epithelial tumors, we examined the expression of MMP-2, -7, and -9; membrane-type 1 (MT1)-MMP; and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-2 (TIMP-2) in 57 tumors by immunohistochemistry and in selected 15 cases by in situ hybridization. The tumors c...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Takahashi E,Tateyama H,Akatsu H,Fukai I,Yamakawa Y,Fujii Y,Eimoto T

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Combined small cell and non-small cell carcinoma is relatively rare in the lung. Examination of the clonal relationship of different components in this type of tumor may give a clue to the rarity. We retrieved 6 such tumors; all 6 had small cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma components, and 3 had an additional squamous...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Murase T,Takino H,Shimizu S,Inagaki H,Tateyama H,Takahashi E,Matsuda H,Eimoto T

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinomas of nonsalivary origin represent approximately 10% to 20% of all sinonasal malignancies and are characterized by varying histopathologic features and uncertain histogenesis. To better understand the histogenesis and phenotypic heterogeneity of these tumors, we performed immunohistochemical analyses for ...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Choi HR,Sturgis EM,Rashid A,DeMonte F,Luna MA,Batsakis JG,El-Naggar AK

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fatty acids are implicated in tumorigenesis, but data are limited concerning endogenous fatty acid metabolism of tumor cells in adenomas and adenocarcinomas of the small intestine. The recently cloned human acyl-CoA-synthetase 5 (ACS5) is predominantly found in the small intestine and represents a key enzyme in provid...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Gassler N,Schneider A,Kopitz J,Schnölzer M,Obermüller N,Kartenbeck J,Otto HF,Autschbach F

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oncogenes, growth factors, cell surface receptors, and cell-cycle and apoptotic regulatory proteins have been implicated in the growth regulation and progression of Barrett's-associated neoplasia. Among these, insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor (IGF1-R) and c-Src are reported to be key regulators of mitogenesis and...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Iravani S,Zhang HQ,Yuan ZQ,Cheng JQ,Karl RC,Jove R,Coppola D

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pseudomonas pneumonia is an uncommon but serious infection in infants, occurring mainly in infants of low birth weight. In this retrospective clinicopathologic correlation study, we reviewed the clinical records and analyzed postmortem lung pathology in 8 infants with pneumonia due to P. aeruginosa. From the histopath...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Bonifacio SL,Kitterman JA,Ursell PC

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Syndecan-1, a cell-surface transmembrane heparan sulfate proteoglycan, has been reported to correlate with the biologic behavior of malignant tumors in various organs. We examined the correlation between the expression of syndecan-1 at the protein and mRNA levels and clinicopathologic features of 37 intrahepatic chola...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Harada K,Masuda S,Hirano M,Nakanuma Y

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrasinusoidal infiltration of bone marrow (BM) may accompany several malignant lymphoproliferative disorders. In small B-cell lymphomas, this pattern is considered specific for splenic marginal zone lymphoma (SMZL) when exclusive or prominent, although it may occur in other subtypes of non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHLs)...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Schenka AA,Gascoyne RD,Duchayne E,Delsol G,Brousset P

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 60-year-old man was admitted for progressive visual loss in both eyes. He was diagnosed with retinopathy and chest computed tomography revealed an invasive thymoma. In western blot analysis, serum autoantibodies against recoverin, photoreceptor-specific calcium-binding protein, and heat shock cognate protein 70 whic...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Yamada G,Ohguro H,Aketa K,Itoh T,Shijubo N,Takahashi H,Fujiwara O,Satoh M,Ohtsuka K,Abe S

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously reported that the drs gene has the ability to suppress transformation by v-src and v-K-ras in the rat cell line F2808. We have also shown that the expression of drs mRNA is markedly reduced in a variety of human cancer cell lines, suggesting that down-regulation of drs mRNA is correlated with the de...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Kim CJ,Shimakage M,Kushima R,Mukaisho K,Shinka T,Okada Y,Inoue H

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plakophilins (PKPs) are members of the armadillo multigene family. Armadillo-related proteins function in both cell adhesion and signal transduction, and also play a central role in tumorigenesis. Here we report the immunohistochemical localization of PKPs in 37 cases of human primary squamous cell carcinoma of the or...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Papagerakis S,Shabana AH,Depondt J,Gehanno P,Forest N

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal cell proliferation is a common finding in a benign hyperplastic prostate gland. Occasionally, basal cell hyperplasia is so florid that it can be mistaken for prostatic adenocarcinoma. We characterized histological, ultrastructural, and immunohistochemical features of florid basal cell hyperplasia from transureth...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Yang XJ,Tretiakova MS,Sengupta E,Gong C,Jiang Z

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The immunotherapeutic treatment of cancers using antibodies (naked or conjugated to a drug, toxin, or radionuclide) relies upon the preferential expression of a targeted antigen on the cancer cell compared to normal tissues. Polyclonal antiferritin antisera have shown selective distribution and therapeutic efficacy wh...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Yuen AR,Higgins JP,Baker R,Kamel OW,Warnke RA,Knox SJ

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory pseudotumors (IPs), mostly benign lesions characterized by fibrotic ground tissue and polyclonal mononuclear infiltrate, may affect all organ systems. IPs originating in the central nervous system (IP-CNS) are very rare, and their distinct histopathologic features are poorly characterized. Three otherwise...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Häusler M,Schaade L,Ramaekers VT,Doenges M,Heimann G,Sellhaus B

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Retroperitoneal cysts are uncommon diseases, and benign nonneoplastic Müllerian cysts are extremely rare among the known cases. We report a case of a 35-year-old woman with a retroperitoneal Müllerian cyst with the tubal type of epithelium. The patient presented with a large (20 cm in diameter), palpable abdominal mas...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Konishi E,Nakashima Y,Iwasaki T

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kikuchi's histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a self-limited disorder that typically involves the cervical lymph nodes of young women. Although a viral etiology has been postulated, a definitive viral agent has not been identified. Recent reports have suggested that human herpesvirus 8 (HHV 8) or Epstein-Barr vir...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： George TI,Jones CD,Zehnder JL,Warnke RA,Dorfman RF

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and their tissue inhibitors (TIMPs) have been implicated in the development and progression of many tumors, but data for primary neuroendocrine carcinoma (PNC) of the skin are lacking. The aim of the study was to assess the expression of MMPs and TIMPs in PNC and to evaluate their prog...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Massi D,Franchi A,Ketabchi S,Paglierani M,Pimpinelli N,Santucci M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Glomerulonephritis (GN) characterized by immune complex deposits typical of postinfectious GN but with a paucity or absence of overt clinical symptoms and/or urinary abnormalities may occur after a group A streptococcus infection. The overall incidence of this type of subclinical GN is not known. To address this quest...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Haas M

更新日期：2003-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve cases of bizarre parosteal osteochondromatous proliferation (BPOP), also known as Nora's lesion, are reported. Ten lesions were located in the small bones of the hands, and 2 were located in long bones (femur and proximal tibia). Patient age ranged from 12 to 63 years (average, 30.3 years). Radiography of the l...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Abramovici L,Steiner GC

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The differential diagnosis between poorly differentiated prostate adenocarcinoma (PAC) involving the bladder and high-grade urothelial bladder cancer (UC) with prostate extension can be very challenging. The aim of this study is to evaluate the use of a panel of antibodies to distinguish the poorly differentiated form...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Mhawech P,Uchida T,Pelte MF

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) family and its receptors have multifunctional activities besides angiogenesis, and some of these molecules are induced by hypoxia/ischemia. They are known to be expressed in human placenta, but little is known about their involvement in pathologic conditions. We have inves...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Kumazaki K,Nakayama M,Suehara N,Wada Y

更新日期：2002-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report the clinical, histologic, and genetic findings of concurrent neuroblastoma and nephroblastoma in an infant with Fanconi's anemia (FA). Both tumors had characteristic chromosomal aberrations. In particular, the neuroblastoma showed a gain of chromosome 17q, considered an important factor for prognosis. But un...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Bissig H,Staehelin F,Tolnay M,Avoledo P,Richter J,Betts D,Bruder E,Kühne T

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The canals of Hering (CoH), converging from the hepatic lobule onto the portal tract, connect bile canaliculi to the interlobular bile ducts, and represent the most proximal portion of the bile drainage pathway with a cholangiocyte lining. In this study we sought to ascertain whether this proximal pathway is involved ...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Saxena R,Hytiroglou P,Thung SN,Theise ND

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a common salivary gland neoplasm with a lengthy clinical course and often late local recurrences after surgical resection. This is accounted for histologically by its infiltrative capacity and distinct propensity for perineural invasion. The expression of biological markers may help e...

journal_title：Human pathology

authors： Kowalski PJ,Paulino AF

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00