abstract：:Intraoperative consultation remains an invaluable tool in the initial evaluation of surgically excised specimens. Good communication is required between the pathologist and surgeon to obtain the best care for their mutual patient. Intraoperative consultation (frozen section, FS) provides a preliminary diagnosis for th...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Somerset HL,Kleinschmidt-DeMasters BK

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a broad term that includes liver diseases characterized by abnormal hepatocellular accumulations of lipid that cannot be related to alcohol abuse. It may be found in both adults and children, particularly those who are obese or have insulin resistance. Steatohepatitis is a ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Aly FZ,Kleiner DE

更新日期：2011-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in-situ hybridization (FISH) has arisen as a novel ancillary test for the pathological diagnosis of melanoma. It is an outgrowth of studies using comparative genomic hybridization, a technique capable of surveying the entire genome for DNA copy number changes. An original report published in 2009 showed h...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Song J,Mooi WJ,Petronic-Rosic V,Shea CR,Stricker T,Krausz T

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Papillary renal cell carcinoma is the second most common malignant renal epithelial tumor and constitutes approximately 15% of renal cell tumors. However, papillary architecture is neither unique to papillary renal cell carcinoma, nor do all papillary renal cell carcinomas show exclusive papillary histology. Many of t...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Tickoo SK,Reuter VE

更新日期：2011-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:For many pathologists, the roles of the medical director are not clearly distinguished from other medical leadership and management duties, such as those of the chair of pathology or a section head of anatomic pathology. We describe the evolution in the understanding of the roles of the medical director as defined by ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hernandez JS

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphangioleiomyomatosis (LAM) is a systemic, progressive, and fatal condition affecting almost exclusively women in their reproductive years. LAM most often occurs as a sporadic disease, but also occurs in women with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC) (syndromic LAM). There are no pathologic differences between sporadi...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Bisceglia M,D'Alessandro V,Simeone A,Ben-Dor D,Pasquinelli G

更新日期：2010-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ocular adnexal lymphomas comprise 1% to 2% of all non-Hodgkin lymphomas and about 8% of extranodal lymphomas. They are a heterogeneous group of malignancies, the majority of which are primary extranodal lymphoma with most (up to 80%) of the marginal zone of mucosa associated lymphoid tissue type (MALT lymphoma). This ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： McKelvie PA

更新日期：2010-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC) is a rare aggressive cutaneous malignancy of the elderly and immunocompromised populations. The clinical presentation of MCC is nonspecific, with the majority of cases presenting as localized skin involvement. Histologically and immunophenotypically, MCC is defined by both neuroendocrine an...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Calder KB,Smoller BR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Paratesticular mesotheliomas are rare tumors with 223 cases described so far. The sole plausible causative factor so far ascertained in the pathogenesis of these tumors is asbestos, which however is found in only around 30% to 40% of such cases. The age range of affected individuals is wide, mostly adults and the elde...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Bisceglia M,Dor DB,Carosi I,Vairo M,Pasquinelli G

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (PDCs) have perplexed pathologists for decades, undergoing multiple adjustments in nomenclature as their lineage and functions have been characterized. Although PDCs account for less than 0.1% of peripheral blood mononuclear cells, they serve as a principal source of interferon-alpha and a...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Jegalian AG,Facchetti F,Jaffe ES

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign cartilaginous tumors of bones, intrinsic to their name, are tumors forming cartilaginous matrix with a clinically benign behavior. In this group, we recognize osteochondromas, (en)chondromas, chondroblastomas, and chondromyxoid fibromas. This group includes common tumors, that is, osteochondroma and (en)chondro...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Romeo S,Hogendoorn PC,Dei Tos AP

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Diffuse aggressive B-cell lymphomas comprise a relatively common and increasingly diverse group of neoplasms. Newer modalities including gene expression profiling and an increasing panel of immunohistochemical markers have contributed to greater accuracy in defining these entities. Attention is paid not only to the ne...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Said J

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Current World Health Organization (WHO) classification of lung adenocarcinomas includes noninvasive bronchioloalveolar carcinoma (BAC) and several patterns of invasive adenocarcinoma. The most common is a mixed subtype of adenocarcinoma. This group is very heterogenous and includes a wide spectrum of tumors ranging fr...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Dacic S

更新日期：2009-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This manuscript reviews carcinomas of the upper aerodigestive tract associated with genetic rearrangements of the nuclear protein of the testis (NUT) gene, also known as NUT midline carcinomas. The literature is reviewed regarding all reported cases of NUT midline carcinomas and the clinicopathologic features are disc...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Stelow EB,French CA

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Anal squamous cell carcinoma and its precursor lesions are increasing in incidence in the United States and Europe. This trend predates human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome and has been associated with persistent high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV) genotype infection, previous lower genit...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Longacre TA,Kong CS,Welton ML

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The development of small-molecule inhibitors of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) resulted in new therapeutic options for patients with advanced lung cancer. It was clear from the experience with targeted therapy for breast cancer that a new standardized assay procedure for assessing and predicting the effec...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Dacic S

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common form of kidney cancer in adults. RCC is a significant challenge for pathologic diagnosis and clinical management. The primary approach to diagnosis is by light microscopy, using the World Health Organization (WHO) classification system, which defines histopathologic tumor ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Young AN,Master VA,Paner GP,Wang MD,Amin MB

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tissue microarrays (TMAs) offer the potential to rapidly translate genomics and basic science research findings to practical clinical application. This is particularly true in the field of cancer biomarker research, where TMAs can be used for candidate biomarker validation and association with patient clinical, pathol...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Datta MW,True LD,Nelson PS,Amin MB

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ovarian lesions composed of spindle cells comprise a heterogeneous group; most are neoplastic but several non-neoplastic conditions are also composed of spindle cells. This review discusses the main differential diagnoses of an ovarian spindle cell lesion, especially concentrating on the recent literature. The majorit...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Irving JA,McCluggage WG

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nephropathology is a specialized field requiring routine tissue evaluation by immunofluorescence (IF), electron microscopy (EM), and light microscopy, and has published standards of best practice. Actual practices are less well documented. We therefore evaluated actual practices in nephropathology and their divergence...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Pullman JM,Ferrario F,Nast CC

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory osteolysis is a relatively frequent and incapacitating complication of rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, and is induced by accelerated osteoclast recruitment and activation in bone under the aegis of cytokines produced in the inflammatory environment. The success of antitumor necrosis ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Wei S,Siegal GP

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER-2) is over-expressed in 15% to 30% of breast cancers and is a poor prognostic marker in node-positive patients. HER-2 expression is an indicator of greater sensitivity to anthracycline-based chemotherapy and is the major criterion for selection for treatment with the anti-...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Leong TY,Leong AS

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microarrays began to be used to study gene expression profiles in the mid-1990s, but it was only after 2000 that serious attempts have been made to apply this technology to investigate sarcomas. Microarray technologies provide a comprehensive survey of active molecular pathways and potential molecular targets for diag...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nielsen TO

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thyroid microcarcinoma, defined as a thyroid tumor measuring 1 cm or less, is an extremely indolent tumor. Papillary microcarcinoma, the most common subtype, is often identified incidentally in a thyroid removed for benign clinical nodules or diffuse processes (eg, thyroiditis). In this clinical situation, over 99% ar...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Baloch ZW,LiVolsi VA

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Oral developmental, reactive, benign neoplastic and malignant neoplastic conditions, many odontogenic in origin, may not be seen routinely by the general surgical pathologist and therefore may present a diagnostic dilemma. This article describes odontogenic and nonodontogenic conditions with little or no destructive p...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Massey D

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The concept of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia has evolved from the original description of a clinical syndrome to its more recent designation as a distinct clinicopathologic entity, that is, lymphoplasmacytic lymphoma/Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (LPL/WM), in the World Health Organization (WHO) classification and by t...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Lin P,Medeiros LJ

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Central nervous system (CNS) neoplasms can be diagnostically challenging, due to remarkably wide ranges in histologic appearance, biologic behavior, and therapeutic approach. Nevertheless, accurate diagnosis is the critical first step in providing optimal patient care. As with other oncology-based specialties, there i...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Fuller CE,Perry A

更新日期：2005-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The estrogen receptor (ER) is a regulator of cellular growth, proliferation, and differentiation. In addition to having prognostic value, ER is the most important biologic marker of therapeutic response in breast cancer. Some level of measurable ER protein is expressed in 70-80% of human breast. Immunohistochemistry i...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Diaz LK,Sneige N

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive micropapillary carcinoma has been recently recognized as a rare but distinctive variant of carcinoma in various anatomic sites, including breast, urinary bladder, lung, and major salivary glands. Morphologically, it is characterized by small tight clusters of neoplastic cells floating in clear spaces resembli...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Nassar H

更新日期：2004-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has distinct morphologic features and can be identified in the majority of cases by routine hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections. However, distinguishing a well-differentiated HCC from normal or regenerative tissue may be very difficult in some ca...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Varma V,Cohen C

更新日期：2004-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years there have been a plethora of publications regarding the value of immunohistochemical studies in diagnosis in gynecological pathology. In many instances, papers are published initially that suggest that a certain antibody or panel of antibodies is of value in the diagnosis of a particular neoplasm and ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： McCluggage WG

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dysproteinemia is a clinical state characterized by abnormal, often excessive, synthesis of immunoglobulin (Ig) molecules or subunits. Dysproteinemia results from clonal proliferation of plasma cells or B lymphocytes. The abnormal circulating Ig molecules or subunits (most commonly free light chains) reach the glomeru...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Markowitz GS

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Evaluation of the endometrial biopsy is a challenge to practicing pathologists, largely due to the wide range of morphologic patterns resulting from both normal and abnormal cyclic changes, exogenous hormones, infections, and intrauterine tumors. Successfully addressing these challenges requires that the practitioner ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Crum CP,Hornstein MD,Nucci MR,Mutter GL

更新日期：2003-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Digital imaging has progressed at a rapid rate and is likely to eventually replace chemical photography in most areas of professional and amateur digital image acquisition. In pathology, digital microscopy has implications beyond that of taking a photograph. The arguments for adopting this new medium are compelling, a...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Leong FJ,Leong AS

更新日期：2003-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CD 117 (KIT) is a transmembrane, tyrosine kinase growth factor receptor which is expressed on numerous diverse fetal and adult cells including hematopoietic cells, mast cells, melanocytes, germ cells, and the interstitial cells of Cajal. Its expression in tumors is also diverse, but with selective use and attention to...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Gibson PC,Cooper K

更新日期：2002-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in immunohistochemistry have made it possible to investigate lymphomas for the expression of a wide range of antigens in fixed tissues. Epitope retrieval, sensitive detection methods, and the availability of new monoclonal antibodies have all contributed to one's ability to perform detailed immunopheno...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Hsi ED,Yegappan S

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of a large number of tumor tissues with conventional techniques of molecular pathology is tedious and slow. The authors recently developed the tissue microarray technology that makes it possible to sample up to 1,000 tumors on one glass slide, which then can be analyzed by fluorescence in situ hybridizati...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Moch H,Kononen T,Kallioniemi OP,Sauter G

更新日期：2001-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neoplasms and pseudotumors of the temporomandibular joint (TMJ) are very uncommon. Early recognition of such will prevent therapeutic delay and may have a dramatic impact on patient morbidity and mortality. Included in rare TMJ lesions are the following: 1) synovial chondromatosis, 2) osteochondroma, 3) osteoma, 4) os...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Warner BF,Luna MA,Robert Newland T

更新日期：2000-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 25% of patients with stage I (node negative) breast cancer relapse at a rate similar to those with stage II disease. Inadvertent pathologic "understaging" of lymph node status is one plausible explanation for this phenomenon. While many studies have shown that additional sectioning +/- immunohistochemica...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Mies C,Schlesselman JJ

更新日期：2000-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Nasopharyngeal angiofibromas (NA) are rare tumor-like lesions characterized by architecturally irregular vessels set in a fibrous stroma. The unique morphology, the strong predilection for male adolescents, and the uncertainty about its etiology contributes to significant confusion regarding the classification of NA, ...

journal_title：Advances in anatomic pathology

authors： Beham A,Beham-Schmid C,Regauer S,Auböck L,Stammberger H

更新日期：2000-01-01 00:00:00