abstract：:Renal endocrine tumours are extremely rare, and carcinoid tumoral elements in renal cell carcinoma have never been reported. This is the first report of a composite renal cell carcinoma containing a clear cell renal cell carcinoma associated with carcinoid tumoral elements, in a patient with synchronous metastatic dis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bressenot A,Delaunay C,Gauchotte G,Oliver A,Boudrant G,Montagne K

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sentinel lymph node biopsy is a novel method for the surgical management of patients with cervical cancer. Sentinel nodes have a higher chance of harbouring metastases than non-sentinel nodes. Assessment of sentinel nodes provides an opportunity to stage patients intraoperatively and avoid complete pelvic lymph node d...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rasty G,Hauspy J,Bandarchi B

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Well differentiated liposarcomas (WDLPS) and dedifferentiated liposarcomas (DDLPS) have been shown to have supernumerary chromosomes with amplified sequences of the MDM2 and CDK4 genes. MDM2 and CDK4 protein overexpression have also been identified in these tumours. AIM:To investigate whether immunohistoche...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Aleixo PB,Hartmann AA,Menezes IC,Meurer RT,Oliveira AM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The Wnt pathway is important in cell signalling transduction and is involved in the pathogenesis of multiple tumour types. A comprehensive analysis of the expression of Wnt signalling pathway proteins in mammary phyllodes tumours (PTs) has not been previously performed. AIMS:To evaluate the immunohistochemi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Karim RZ,Gerega SK,Yang YH,Horvath L,Spillane A,Carmalt H,Scolyer RA,Lee CS

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To perform a clinicopathological analysis of a series of primary cutaneous Ewing sarcomas/primitive neuroectodermal tumours (ES/PNET) to highlight the pathological features, discuss the differential diagnosis, emphasise the role of molecular testing (particularly fluorescence in situ hybridisation, FISH) in diagno...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shingde MV,Buckland M,Busam KJ,McCarthy SW,Wilmott J,Thompson JF,Scolyer RA

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine prognostic significance of immunohistochemical markers and investigate possible germinal centre (GC) derivation in primary lymphoma of bone (PLB). METHODS:Immunohistochemical expression of BCL-6, CD10, BCL-2, p53, CD30, CD44 and MUM-1 was studied in 36 patients with PLB. All cases were clinically sta...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Heyning FH,Hogendoorn PC,Kramer MH,Holland CT,Dreef E,Jansen PM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prostate cancer diagnosis is routinely made by the histopathological examination of formalin fixed needle biopsy specimens. Frequently this is the only cancer tissue available from the patient for the analysis of diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers. There is, therefore, an urgent need for methods that allow...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McCarthy F,Fletcher A,Dennis N,Cummings C,O'Donnell H,Clark J,Flohr P,Vergis R,Jhavar S,Parker C,Cooper CS

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of aleukaemic myeloid sarcoma of the small intestine in a 50-year-old woman presenting with small bowel obstruction. Fluorescence in situ hybridisation analysis of interphase nuclei revealed a split CBFbeta signal, consistent with an underlying inversion of chromosome 16, inv(16)(p13q22). ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： McKenna M,Arnold C,Catherwood MA,Humphreys MW,Cuthbert RJ,Bueso-Ramos C,McManus DT

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A small subset (10-15%) of gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) lack mutations in KIT and PDGFRA (wild-type GIST). Recently, a novel BRAF exon 15 mutation (V600E) was detected in imatinib-naive wild-type high-risk intestinal GISTs (4%). However, the frequency and distribution of BRAF mutations within the...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Agaimy A,Terracciano LM,Dirnhofer S,Tornillo L,Foerster A,Hartmann A,Bihl MP

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE:There has been a steady decline in the overt teaching of many basic and pathology sciences in the medical curriculum worldwide. As interns are the doctors most likely to request and act on tests, an assessment of their confidence in dealing with laboratory investigations was undertaken. METHOD...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Stanfliet JC,Macauley J,Pillay TS

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Thyrotropin-secreting adenomas (TSH-As) are rare and, according to the World Health Organization criteria (WHO 2004), a significant proportion of them present features of atypical adenomas at the time of diagnosis. AIMS:To determine the frequency of "atypical adenomas" and the significance of this definitio...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Marucci G,Faustini-Fustini M,Righi A,Pasquini E,Frank G,Agati R,Foschini MP

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of cell-free circulating fetal nucleic acids in maternal plasma has opened up new possibilities in non-invasive prenatal diagnosis. The rapid advancement of this field in the past decade is catalysed by the discovery of new classes of fetal nucleic acid markers and technological developments in nucleic a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hung EC,Chiu RW,Lo YM

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Infection with Vibrio vulnificus is uncommon in Europe but is associated with necrotising wound infections and life-threatening septicaemia. This case is one of infection most likely to have been acquired from a thermal pool in Turkey without preceding exposure to seawater or shellfish. The report also describes how e...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Partridge DG,Townsend R,Larkin S,Parsons HK

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate how the biopsy Gleason score (GS) and the clinical risk classification have been changed by the reporting rules. METHODS:565 prostate biopsy specimens were reassessed. Each Gleason pattern, 1 to 5, was interpreted according to the modified Gleason grading system proposed by the International Societ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Kuroiwa K,Uchino H,Yokomizo A,Naito S

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly in the field of medicine, new therapeutic modalities, both surgical and non-surgical, are being introduced. Some of these may significantly alter the pathological appearance of normal and neoplastic tissue and result in problems for the pathologist. In this review, iatrogenic pathology within the female g...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Clarke B,McCluggage WG

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To develop a strategy for neonatal screening of sickle cell disease (SCD) and effective enrollment of affected neonates in a comprehensive follow-up programme adapted to the socioeconomic conditions, health structures and cultural background of an African setting. METHODS:The strategy implemented at the two large...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Rahimy MC,Gangbo A,Ahouignan G,Alihonou E

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The placenta is the fetal organ providing the interchange between mother and fetus. This organ needs to provide its function such as transport and secretion even during its development and thus all developmental changes need to be in accordance with its function. This review describes development of the placenta durin...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Huppertz B

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The incidence of placenta accreta, defined as the abnormal adherence of the placenta to the uterine wall, has been increasing alarmingly in the developed as well as the developing world. There is considerable maternal morbidity and mortality related to the condition. The pathophysiology focuses on the balance between ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Khong TY

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) is a rare tumour that mostly affects oral minor salivary glands. Our review of the literature found that there are only two reported cases of PLGA originating in the nasopharynx. Another nasopharyngeal PLGA in a 14-year-old boy is reported, focusing on the histopathological...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wei YC,Huang CC,Chien CY,Hwang JC,Chen WJ

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hereditary breast cancer accounts for up to 5-10% of all breast carcinomas. Recent studies have demonstrated that mutations in two high-penetrance genes, namely BRCA1 and BRCA2, are responsible for about 16% of the familial risk of breast cancer. Even though subsequent studies have failed to find another high-penetran...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Tan DS,Marchiò C,Reis-Filho JS

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia with rhabdomyolysis-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis (ATIN) and prolonged renal dysfunction is presented. The patient was a 54-year-old man, admitted with high-grade fever, ataxia and muscle dysfunction; chest roentgenogram showed multilobular infiltrations. L pneum...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Shimura C,Saraya T,Wada H,Takata S,Mikura S,Yasutake T,Kato J,Kato A,Yamamoto M,Watanabe M,Yokoyama T,Kurai D,Ishii H,Aoshima M,Yamada A,Goto H

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare the sensitivity and specificity of new rabbit monoclonal antibody SP3 with those of mouse monoclonal and rabbit polyclonal antibodies using HER2 amplification defined by chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) as the gold standard. METHODS:Serial sections from tissue microarrays (TMAs) containing 84 b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nunes CB,Rocha RM,Reis-Filho JS,Lambros MB,Rocha GF,Sanches FS,Oliveira FN,Gobbi H

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of ETS gene fusions as common events in prostate cancer represents a paradigmatic shift in the significance attributed to chromosomal translocations as a key mechanistic player in carcinogenesis. However, these chromosomal fusion events are poorly understood, as their functional significance and therapeu...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Attard G,Ang JE,Olmos D,de Bono JS

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Visceral botryomycosis is rare, and documented sites are lung, brain, kidney, liver and prostate. This report describes a rare autopsy case of disseminated visceral botryomycosis, with bulky, grape-like botryomycotic vegetations in the heart, and similar abscesses in the lungs and bone marrow. This is the first such r...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gupta K,Das A,Radotra BD,Bhalla A

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:As patients with multiple myeloma (MM) have a variable clinical course, predictive markers would help determine the appropriate treatment strategy. Clinical staging is commonly used to predict outcome, but tumour marker expression and the underlying genetic changes are increasingly used to assess the biological aggres...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yeung J,Chang H

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:These guidelines update the previous UK HER2 testing guidelines and have been formulated to give advice on methodology, interpretation and quality assurance to ensure that HER2 testing results are accurate, reliable and timely with the expansion of testing to all patients with breast cancer at the time of primary diag...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Walker RA,Bartlett JM,Dowsett M,Ellis IO,Hanby AM,Jasani B,Miller K,Pinder SE

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Somatic mutations are important determinants of cancer behaviour and response to therapy. However, molecular testing in this context has a relatively low profile within the clinical community, despite publicity surrounding targeted therapies such as Herceptin. AIMS:As the testing process affects many stakeh...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wordsworth S,Buchanan J,Papanicolas I,Taylor J,Frayling I,Tomlinson I

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chromogenic in situ hybridisation (CISH) is an alternative to immunohistochemistry or FISH for the assessment of HER2 oncogene status in breast cancer. Although CISH is being used increasingly in routine diagnostics, there are no established inter-laboratory quality assurance programmes for this test. METHO...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Di Palma S,Collins N,Bilous M,Sapino A,Mottolese M,Kapranos N,Schmitt F,Isola J

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The prognosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a malignant salivary gland tumour, depends on clinicopathological parameters. To decipher the biological behaviour of ACC, and to identify patients at risk of developing metastases, additional markers are needed. METHODS:Expression of the cell cycle proteins ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Vékony H,Raaphorst FM,Otte AP,van Lohuizen M,Leemans CR,van der Waal I,Bloemena E

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Synovial sarcoma is a distinctive soft tissue neoplasm with monophasic and biphasic forms. It is typically a deep-seated soft tissue tumour of the extremities of young adults and occasional cases have been described in large peripheral nerves. A rare example has a predominance of the glandular component and may mimic ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Weinreb I,Perez-Ordoñez B,Guha A,Kiehl TR

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Cervical cytology biobanking is a feasible concept in cervical pathology and could be an indispensable tool for fundamental and applied molecular biological research. PCR is a powerful molecular technique that can be performed on a variety of cervical sample types including Pap-stained cervical smears. However, si...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Boulet GA,Horvath CA,Berghmans S,Moeneclaey LM,Duys IS,Arbyn M,Depuydt CE,Vereecken AJ,Sahebali S,Bogers JJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate whether the use of recombinant early antigens for detection of antibodies to human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) gene products CM(2) (UL44, UL57) and p52 (UL44) is specific in the diagnosis and differentiation of active HCMV infection in a subset of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), a diagnosis...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Beqaj SH,Lerner AM,Fitzgerald JT

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonococcal isolates resistant to ciprofloxacin collected from 2004 to 2005, in the Pretoria region, were characterised using Neisseria gonorrhoeae multi-antigen sequence typing (NG-MAST). The isolates were obtained from men presenting with urethritis to primary healthcare clinics and general practitioners. All isolate...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： De Jongh M,Dangor Y,Ison CA,Hoosen AA

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Periostin is a secreted adhesion protein, normally expressed in mesenchime-derived cells. Aberrant expression of the periostin gene in epithelial tumours seems to play a role in angiogenesis and metastases. AIMS:To investigate periostin expression in a consecutive series of breast carcinomas and correlate i...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Puglisi F,Puppin C,Pegolo E,Andreetta C,Pascoletti G,D'Aurizio F,Pandolfi M,Fasola G,Piga A,Damante G,Di Loreto C

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Although Hashimoto thyroiditis (HT) is a predisposing factor for B-lineage thyroid lymphoma, clonal B-cell populations in HT are rare. AIM:To investigate whether there is a clonal relationship between HT and primary thyroid lymphoma. METHODS:Clonalilty and sequence similarity was determined by PCR followed...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Moshynska OV,Saxena A

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many patients with advanced cancer are malnourished. Anorexia is common, as is the use of chemotherapy, which may cause nausea and poor appetite. Ten per cent of these patients experience haemorrhagic events. AIM:Since vitamin K deficiency (VKD) causes bleeding, to establish the prevalence of VKD in patient...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Harrington DJ,Western H,Seton-Jones C,Rangarajan S,Beynon T,Shearer MJ

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The aims of the study were to compare bacterial recovery following storage of sputum samples at 20 degrees C room temperature and 4 degrees C (refrigerated) for 24 h, and to determine the effect of postage on viable bacterial numbers. METHODS:A total of 38 individual sputum samples from clinically stable patients...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Pye A,Hill SL,Bharadwa P,Stockley RA

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:EpCAM is an adhesion molecule of the basolateral membranes in a variety of epithelial cells. Over-expression has been detected in many epithelial tumours and has been associated with high stage, high grade and a worse survival in some tumour types. AIMS:To assess the prognostic value of EpCAM in urothelial ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Brunner A,Prelog M,Verdorfer I,Tzankov A,Mikuz G,Ensinger C

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Low-grade myofibroblastic sarcoma (LGMS) represents a rare soft tissue neoplasm with a predilection for the head and neck. Intra-abdominal LGMS are rare with only four unequivocal examples reported so far. Two further cases in females in their 60s and 70s are analysed here. METHODS:Immunohistochemical stains were...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Agaimy A,Wünsch PH,Schroeder J,Gaumann A,Dietmaier W,Hartmann A,Hofstaedter F,Mentzel T

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Definitive distinction between low-grade astrocytoma and astrogliosis is a long-standing difficulty due to their similar histopathological characteristics. To clarify differences in biological significance, this study focused on various components of the cell cycle machinery and proliferation as key parameters, com...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hara A,Saegusa M,Ichinoe M,Okayasu I

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00