abstract：:Apoptosis can be induced in response to hypoxia. The severity of hypoxia determines whether cells become apoptotic or adapt to hypoxia and survive. A hypoxic environment devoid of nutrients prevents the cell undergoing energy dependent apoptosis and cells become necrotic. Apoptosis regulatory proteins are delicately b...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Greijer AE,van der Wall E

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent studies have shown that minichromosome maintenance (MCM) proteins (Mcm2-7) may be useful proliferation markers in dysplasia and cancer in various tissues. AIMS:To investigate the use of Mcm7 as a proliferation marker in 79 lymph node negative prostate cancers and compare it with Ki-67, a commonly use...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Padmanabhan V,Callas P,Philips G,Trainer TD,Beatty BG

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal involvement as the first manifestation of sarcoidosis is rare and has never been reported in India. This report describes a 35 year old man who was admitted to the emergency department with a clinical diagnosis of acute on chronic renal failure, secondary to obstructive uropathy. Postmortem examination unexpecte...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Awasthi A,Nada R,Malhotra P,Goel R,Joshi K

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Squamous differentiation/squamous metaplasia is often associated with endometrial adenocarcinoma and benign lesions, such as endometrial hyperplasia and chronic endometritis. Morules have distinct histological characteristics, and are referred to as squamous metaplasia or squamoid metaplasia. AIM:To focus o...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Chinen K,Kamiyama K,Kinjo T,Arasaki A,Ihama Y,Hamada T,Iwamasa T

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To investigate morphological changes in the tumour vessel adventitia, particularly the distribution of vascular adventitial fibroblastic cells (VAFCs)--namely, CD34 positive fibroblastic cells just outside the vascular media--in diffuse-type gastric carcinomas. METHOD:In total, 18 surgically resected advanced typi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nakayama H,Enzan H,Miyazaki E,Kuroda N,Toi M,Hiroi M,Yasui W

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human astrovirus infection often causes outbreaks of self limiting diarrhoea, but may also infect patients who are immunodeficient or immunocompromised. Although there are previous publications relating to various aspects of astroviruses, there is a minimal amount of literature on the histopathological features of gas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Sebire NJ,Malone M,Shah N,Anderson G,Gaspar HB,Cubitt WD

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the incidence of nocardia infection over 15 years in a tertiary care hospital. METHODS:Over a 15 year period, Nocardia spp were isolated from 20 patients hospitalised at the Geneva University Hospitals, Switzerland. RESULTS:Sixteen patients had one or more underlying conditions. The median time between...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Matulionyte R,Rohner P,Uçkay I,Lew D,Garbino J

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To compare intratumorous microvessel density (MVD) and clinicopathological features in two different groups of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), namely: hepatitis B virus (HBV) related HCC (B-HCC) and HCV related HCC (C-HCC). METHODS:Fifty consecutive cases each of B-HCC and of C-HCC were studied. Microvessel numbe...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Messerini L,Novelli L,Comin CE

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate aspects of the current practice of sentinel lymph node (SLN) pathology in breast cancer via a questionnaire based survey, to recognise major issues that the European guidelines for mammography screening should address in the next revision. METHODS:A questionnaire was circulated by mail or electronical...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cserni G,Amendoeira I,Apostolikas N,Bellocq JP,Bianchi S,Boecker W,Borisch B,Connolly CE,Decker T,Dervan P,Drijkoningen M,Ellis IO,Elston CW,Eusebi V,Faverly D,Heikkila P,Holland R,Kerner H,Kulka J,Jacquemier J,La

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Diabetes mellitus is an important diagnosis. New criteria have been defined for impaired glucose metabolism and, accordingly, there is a need for precise and accurate glucose analysis for the correct classification of patients. However, neither the World Health Organisation nor the National Service Framework...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Twomey PJ

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell surface proteolysis is an important mechanism for generating biologically active proteins that mediate a range of cellular functions and contribute to biological processes such as angiogenesis. Although most studies have focused on the plasminogen system and matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs), recently there has be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Noel A,Maillard C,Rocks N,Jost M,Chabottaux V,Sounni NE,Maquoi E,Cataldo D,Foidart JM

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Inflammatory cells contribute to the growth and spread of human malignancies by producing molecules that enhance tumour invasiveness. AIMS:To characterise the inflammatory infiltrate in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and to analyse its contribution to angiogenesis and its prognostic relevance. METHODS:Im...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Esposito I,Menicagli M,Funel N,Bergmann F,Boggi U,Mosca F,Bevilacqua G,Campani D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Rhombencephalitis is not a rare presentation of listerial central nervous system infections in healthy adults. This report describes a case with several management difficulties linked to antibiotic related adverse events, pointing to alternative solutions to aminopenicillins. In addition, the role of dexamethasone in ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Popescu GA,Saquepée M,Poisson D,Prazuck T

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MUCs are glycoproteins with various roles in homeostasis and carcinogenesis. Among other actions, MUC1 may inhibit cell-cell and cell-stroma interactions and function as a signal transducer, participating in cancer progression. In contrast, MUC2 is normally found only in goblet cells, where it contributes to the prote...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Levi E,Klimstra DS,Andea A,Basturk O,Adsay NV

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Thalassaemia is a good candidate disease for control by preventive genetic programmes in developing countries. Accurate population frequency data are needed for planning the control of thalassaemia in the high risk Guangdong Province of southern China. METHODS:In total, 13397 consecutive samples from five geograph...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Xu XM,Zhou YQ,Luo GX,Liao C,Zhou M,Chen PY,Lu JP,Jia SQ,Xiao GF,Shen X,Li J,Chen HP,Xia YY,Wen YX,Mo QH,Li WD,Li YY,Zhuo LW,Wang ZQ,Chen YJ,Qin CH,Zhong M

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:In experimental glomerulonephritis, inhibition of cyclooxygenase 2 (COX-2) enhances the renocortical expression of pathogenic alpha(v) integrins. AIMS:To study whether this effect is mediated by prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2)) acting through its EP(3) receptor in cultured rat mesangial cells (MCs). METHODS:MCs...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Waldner C,Schrör K,Heering P

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:The evaluation of allelic losses at the FHIT and the BRCA1 genes and at three other loci at the 17q region in a series of 34 sporadic breast cancer cases from Southern Brazil. METHODS:The samples were evaluated for loss of heterozygosity (LOH) at the FHIT and the BRCA1 genes and at three other microsatellite marke...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Santos SC,Cavalli LR,Cavalli IJ,Lima RS,Haddad BR,Ribeiro EM

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A previous survey has highlighted the fact that most individuals in chemical pathology identifiable from specialist society membership failed to publish material in Medline cited journals during a five year period. It could be considered that published research that is not cited in other work is not useful u...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Reynolds TM,Wierzbicki AS

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB PCR) as a basis for making clinical decisions on the initiation of antituberculosis treatment was studied. METHODS:A retrospective study involving a cohort of 155 patients being investigated for tuberculosis in an infectious ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cheng VC,Yam WC,Hung IF,Woo PC,Lau SK,Tang BS,Yuen KY

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Conventional prostate adenocarcinomas consist mainly of tumour cells of luminal immunophenotype with scattered neuroendocrine (NE) cells. NE cells are defined by chromogranin A (CGA) immunoreactivity. Unlike luminal cells, NE cells lack androgen receptor (AR) and prostate specific antigen (PSA) immunoreactivity. This ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Roudier MP,True LD,Vessella RL,Higano CS

更新日期：2004-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A large body of evidence supports the idea that certain adult stem cells, particularly those of bone marrow origin, can engraft at alternative locations, particularly when the recipient organ is damaged. Under strong and positive selection pressure these cells will clonally expand/differentiate, making an important co...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Alison MR,Poulsom R,Otto WR,Vig P,Brittan M,Direkze NC,Lovell M,Fang TC,Preston SL,Wright NA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Myospherulosis is a rare condition characterised by sac-like structures containing spheroid bodies in cysts or cystic spaces in the tissue. This condition has not previously been reported in the liver. The association with previous portal vein embolisation using a mixture of butyl 2-cyanoacrylate and ethiodised oi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Lui PC,Luk IS,Lee CK,Lui YH,Leung CY,Choi CH

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Candida spp are the fourth most common group of nosocomial pathogens isolated from patients on medical, surgical, and intensive care wards. Polymicrobial candidaemia has rarely been described. The diagnosis of candidaemia from peripheral blood smears has not been widely reported. This report describes the case of a yo...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Yera H,Poulain D,Lefebvre A,Camus D,Sendid B

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess changes in volume and complexity of cellular pathology workload after clinical service reorganisation and alterations in pathology reporting practices, and to identify objective measures of change applicable to all cellular pathology departments. The ear, nose, and throat (ENT), head and neck (HN) specia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Winter S,Cox GJ,Corbridge R,Chaplin AJ,Millard PR,Shah KA

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Because sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy for breast cancer has become well established, one of the challenges now is to determine which patients require a completion axillary dissection following a positive SLN biopsy. METHODS:A prospective database of patients who underwent SLN biopsy for invasive breast cancer ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Fleming FJ,Kavanagh D,Crotty TB,Quinn CM,McDermott EW,O'Higgins N,Hill AD

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine the suitability of primary gel separation tubes for the storage of frozen sera intended for serological testing. METHODS:Blood samples from 102 patients were collected into gel separation tubes. The sera from these samples were split between the primary gel separation tubes and conventional plastic s...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ellis V,Charlett A,Bendall R

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Periductal angiogenesis in ductal carcinoma in situ is associated with an increased risk of subsequently developing a recurrence. This study aimed to (1) identify the relation between periductal and stromal vascularity and recurrence and (2) determine whether thymidine phosphorylase (TP) is associated with angioge...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Teo NB,Shoker BS,Jarvis C,Sloane JP,Holcombe C

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A male patient with a 17 year history of intractable ulcerative colitis of the entire type was treated by total proctocolectomy. Colonoscopy before surgery did not identify dysplasia. Histological examination of the resected colorectum revealed that, in addition to chronic inflammatory infiltrates, there were 21 areas...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Matsumoto T,Jo Y,Mibu R,Hirahashi M,Yao T,Iida M

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate the IRIS flow microscope for the examination of urine specimens and to compare its performance with that of manual methods; in addition, to assess its usefulness as a screening system for the detection of significant bacteriuria in a routine clinical laboratory. METHODS:The IRIS system was compared wi...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hughes C,Roebuck MJ

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes two cases of Osler's triad of pneumonia, meningitis, and endocarditis, as a result of Streptococcus pneumoniae infection, also called Austrian's syndrome. In the first patient, a 51 year old non-alcoholic man, the aortic valve was affected and needed to be replaced in an emergency operation. The ...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： du Cheyron D,Lesage A,Le Page O,Flais F,Leclercq R,Charbonneau P

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:RCAS1 (receptor binding cancer antigen expressed on SiSo cells) is a tumour associated antigen. It is involved in immune evasion by tumour cells, by binding to receptors on cells involved in the immune response, such as T cells and natural killer cells, and inducing apoptosis. High expression of RCAS1 has be...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Leelawat K,Watanabe T,Nakajima M,Tujinda S,Suthipintawong C,Leardkamolkarn V

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes the case of a 76 year old man who suffered from febrile ulceronecrotic Mucha-Habermann disease (FUMHD). Despite this patient's typical clinical and histological findings, the fulminating course led to death. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) analysis of the skin lesions showed that the infiltrating...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Miyamoto T,Takayama N,Kitada S,Hagari Y,Mihara M

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cardiac remodelling after acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is characterised by molecular and cellular mechanisms involving both left and right ventricles, and biventricular failure identifies patients with an extremely unfavourable prognosis. AIMS:To assess whether a link exists between increased myocardia...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Bussani R,Abbate A,Biondi-Zoccai GG,Dobrina A,Leone AM,Camilot D,Di Marino MP,Baldi F,Silvestri F,Biasucci LM,Baldi A

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant extrarenal rhabdoid tumour (MERT) of the gastrointestinal tract is rarely reported in the literature. This report describes the clinical and pathological features of a malignant rhabdoid tumour of the oesophagus in a Chinese man. Ivor-Lewis oesophagectomy had been performed. The tumour behaved aggressively a...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Ng WC,Leong HT,Ma KF,Yip WL,Suen WM

更新日期：2003-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND/AIMS:A twofold increased risk for breast cancer has been reported recently for women with late onset diabetes. Most studies showed that there were differences in serum concentrations of insulin-like growth factors and related proteins between women with and without diabetes who have breast cancer. This study...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Nardon E,Buda I,Stanta G,Buratti E,Fonda M,Cattin L

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This report describes a case of refractory enteropathy with circulating intestinal goblet cell autoantibodies (IGA). A 19 year old man with hyperthyroidism had suffered from protracted diarrhoea for nearly 10 years. Histological examination showed evidence of collagenous enterocolitis. The diarrhoea did not improve de...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Hori K,Fukuda Y,Tomita T,Kosaka T,Tamura K,Nishigami T,Kubota A,Shimoyama T

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the physical status of human papillomavirus 16 (HPV-16) in low grade squamous intraepithelial lesions (LSILs) as a means of determining the percentage of viral integration. METHODS:Ninety two LSIL/HPV positive Thin Prep(TM) samples were initially tested for the E6 gene by the polymerase chain react...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Gallo G,Bibbo M,Bagella L,Zamparelli A,Sanseverino F,Giovagnoli MR,Vecchione A,Giordano A

更新日期：2003-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate a recently developed digital slide and virtual microscope system, and to compare this method with optical microscopy on routine gastrointestinal biopsy specimens in both local and remote access modes. METHODS:A fully computer controlled commercial microscope was used. The scanning program included obj...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Molnar B,Berczi L,Diczhazy C,Tagscherer A,Varga SV,Szende B,Tulassay Z

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This review surveys the staging systems used for the classification of colorectal carcinomas, including the TNM system, and focuses on the assessment of the nodal stage of the disease. It reviews the quantitative requirements for a regional metastatic work up, and some qualitative features of lymph nodes that may help...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Cserni G

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Several studies have reported conflicting and inconclusive results concerning the clinical relevance of mucin expression in gastric carcinoma. This study investigated the correlations between aberrant expression of mucins in gastric carcinoma and patient clinicopathological features. METHODS:The expression of MUC...

journal_title：Journal of clinical pathology

authors： Wang RQ,Fang DC

更新日期：2003-05-01 00:00:00