abstract：:Acquired cystic disease (ACD)-associated renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is a recently described entity. To the best of our knowledge, there are no reports of ACD-associated RCC with sarcomatoid and rhabdoid changes. In this article, we present the first case of such a tumor. A 56-year-old Japanese man has received long-te...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kuroda N,Tamura M,Hamaguchi N,Mikami S,Pan CC,Brunelli M,Martignoni G,Hes O,Michal M,Lee GH

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the lumen of the urinary bladder is covered with only urothelial epithelium, malign glandular lesions (eg, nonurachal adenocarcinoma) and benign lesions (eg, cystitis cystica and cystitis glandularis) can also rarely occur in this site due to its characteristic embryologic development. Glandular differentiati...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Behzatoğlu K

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Historically, the diagnosis of Hirschsprung disease was made by evaluating multiple hematoxylin and eosin-stained slides and performing acetylcholinesterase histochemical staining. Recently, calretinin immunohistochemical staining has been reported and found to be superior to acetylcholinesterase staining in the confi...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Holland SK,Ramalingam P,Podolsky RH,Reid-Nicholson MD,Lee JR

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Radiographic identification of an abnormal lesion in the esophagus routinely occurs during workup of patients with symptomatic dysphagia. Leiomyoma is the most common benign finding; however, plexiform leiomyoma, a distinctive but rare variant, follows an unusual pattern of growth which can be a challenging surgical r...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Jaroszewski DE,Lam-Himlin D,Gruden J,Lidner TK,Etxebarria AA,De Petris G

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 34-year-old pregnant woman with bilateral kidney tumors 9.5 and 2.5 cm in maximum diameter is presented. The larger tumor was clear renal cell carcinoma. The smaller contralateral tumor was focally HMB45 positive and had unusual histomorphology, including features resembling clear renal cell carcinoma with features ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Petersson F,Michal M,Vaněček T,Hora M,Trivunic S,Halbhuber Z,Hes O

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Periumbilical skin is unique due to its proximity to intra-abdominal and pelvic structures. In addition to primary skin malignancies, it is a site often involved with metastatic disease. We reviewed the clinical and pathologic features of 77 umbilical malignancies occurring at our institution since 1988. Seventy-seven...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Papalas JA,Selim MA

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, renal angiomyoadenomatous tumor (RAT) has been identified. However, there are no descriptions about clear cell renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with focal RAT-like features. A 33-year-old Japanese man was found to have a tumor in the left kidney. Macroscopically, the tumor extended into the perinephric fat tissue,...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kuroda N,Hosokawa T,Michal M,Hes O,Sima R,Ohe C,Lee GH

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cutaneous angiosarcoma is an aggressive malignant mesenchymal vasoformative neoplasm that accounts for 1% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Using data from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program, we analyzed the demographics and survival of cutaneous angiosarcoma. The Surveillan...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Albores-Saavedra J,Schwartz AM,Henson DE,Kostun L,Hart A,Angeles-Albores D,Chablé-Montero F

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spindle cell tumors of the prostate are rare and mostly primary. We report a case of retroperitoneal sarcoma, which is a low-grade fibromyxoid sarcoma involving the prostate secondarily by metastasis. The patient was a 44-year-old man who presented with progressing abdominal pain. Computed tomography showed a large re...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Baydar DE,Aki FT

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An important amount of data correlating the expression of epithelial cell adhesion molecule (Ep-CAM) with cellular proliferation and de-differentiation could directly contribute to carcinogenesis. The aim of this study is to evaluate prognosis relevance of Ep-CAM expression in a group of pituitary adenomas. Epithelial...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Ortiz-Plata A,Moreno-Leyva K,López-Gómez M,Santos-Salinas S,Sánchez-García A,Tena-Suck ML

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report a unique case of an extramammary mammary-type myofibroblastoma of the perianal region. The patient was a 40-year old female with no significant past history, who presented with a right side painless perianal mass. Gross examination of the excised mass showed a well-circumscribed, apparently encapsulated, nod...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Zhang Y,Jorda M,Goldblum JR

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with gastritis, gastric ulcer, gastric adenocarcinoma, and mucosal associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. Documenting the presence of H pylori in a gastric biopsy is essential for appropriate patient care. Several special stains and immunohistochemistry (IHC) stain for H pylor...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Wang XI,Zhang S,Abreo F,Thomas J

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A granular cell tumor (GCT) is relatively uncommon and objectively diagnosed with neural markers on immunohistochemistry (IHC). Recent studies have described additional markers for a GCT. Herein, we present morphologic spectrum of 12 GCTs of soft tissues and skin, including 10 benign and 2 malignant subtypes with an o...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Rekhi B,Jambhekar NA

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The mucosal surfaces represent the third most common site of origin for melanoma, after the skin and ocular uveal tract. However, anorectal mucosal melanoma is a rare neoplasm, usually occurring in the sixth and seventh decades of life. It may often be confused clinically with other pathologic entities, such as prolap...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Ellis ZM,Jassim AD,Wick MR

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 1% of gynecological neoplasms are vaginal, and mesenchymal tumors constitute only 2% of vaginal neoplasms. The most common form is leiomyomas. Schwannomas arise from the peripheral nerve sheath. We report a case of vaginal schwannoma associated with uterine myoma. A 52-year-old woman presented with lower abdomina...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Dane B,Dane C,Basaran S,Erginbas M,Cetin A

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Apocrine metaplasia (APM) is a common finding in the breast of postmenopausal women and is seen in a broad spectrum of lesions ranging from microscopic cysts to invasive apocrine carcinoma. Apocrine metaplasia within sclerosing adenosis is known as apocrine adenosis (AA) and is considered a benign lesion of the breast...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Elayat G,Selim AG,Wells CA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sclerosing hemangioma of the lung is a rare neoplasm with polymorphic histologic features. Despite various patterns, there are 2 unifying cellular components: "surface cells" and "round cells." Although histogenesis has been debated for decades, most ultrastructural, immunocytochemical, and molecular studies strongly ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kalhor N,Staerkel GA,Moran CA

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Frozen section (FS) for intraoperative evaluation of central nervous system (CNS) lesions provides the neurosurgeon with a rapid preliminary pathologic diagnosis. Diagnosis of nonneoplastic lesions is particularly challenging in this venue. To highlight common diagnostic pitfalls, we sought to identify discrepancies b...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Plesec TP,Prayson RA

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We saw in consultation a biopsy specimen from a 6-year old girl with anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)-positive anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL). The tumor arose in soft tissue of the neck, and diagnostic tissue was obtained by core needle biopsy. Histologically, the neoplasm was cellular without pattern. Immunohi...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Gustafson S,Medeiros LJ,Kalhor N,Bueso-Ramos CE

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary rhabdomyosarcoma of salivary glands is an extremely rare neoplasm, mostly seen in children. A newly described subtype of rhabdomyosarcoma, sclerosing rhabdomyosarcoma, has not yet been reported in this location. We report on a parotid gland tumor characterized by infiltrative growth of primitive type of neopla...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Lamovec J,Volavsek M

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pleomorphic stromal giant cells are occasionally found as an incidental finding in breast tissue but are only rarely seen in fibroepithelial lesions. In this report, we describe 4 fibroadenoma-like lesions of the breast with pleomorphic stromal giant cells. Two cases had focal stromal hypercellularity, one of which wa...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Huo L,Gilcrease MZ

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 59-year-old woman presented with a large mediastinal mass. At thoracotomy, the mass was found tightly adherent to the esophageal wall and right lower lobe of the lung. Histological examination showed a solid tumor composed of closely packed nests of cells with clear and eosinophilic cytoplasm, which were strongly an...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Tirabosco R,Lang-Lazdunski L,Diss TC,Amary MF,Rodriguez-Justo M,Landau D,Lorenzi W,Flanagan AM

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor of the salivary gland is extremely rare, with only 15 cases published in the English literature. The tumor characteristically contains a mixture of multinucleated giant cells, resembling osteoclasts of bone, and neoplastic mononuclear cells. In about half of the reported cases, there is an associated ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Fang X,Hicks DG,Hicks W Jr,Zhang S

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cases of cerebral neuroblastoma or supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor with malignant gliomatous components are relatively uncommon. Less frequent is the combination of these 2 elements with a mesenchymal component. This is a case report of a lipomatous supratentorial primitive neuroectodermal tumor with gl...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Prayson RA

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Three cases of cutaneous pseudosarcomatous polyp, a lesion recently described in the dermatopathology literature, are reported here. These benign proliferations display dramatic cytologic pleomorphism, but despite their disquieting morphological features, they have behaved in a benign fashion to date. All 3 lesions in...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Cathro HP,Patterson JW,Wick MR

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Balloon cell nevi and balloon cell changes in nevi have rarely been reported in the literature. We describe a compound nevus showing focal balloon cell changes in a 20-year-old man. The melanocytic nature of the balloon cells is confirmed by an immunohistochemical study. The findings are compared with those in balloon...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Cagnano E,Benharroch D,Sion-Vardy N

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lymphoglandular bodies (LGBs) have been described as cytoplasmic fragments of lymphocytes and a specific feature of organized lymphoid tissue. The recognition of LGBs is useful in distinguishing malignant lymphomas from carcinomas and sarcomas in cytology specimens, especially in Giemsa-stained tissues. So far, there ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Murakami T,Kayano H,Itoh T,Shimizu Y,Ban S,Ogawa F,Sannohe S,Kondo S,Shimizu M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pancreatic schwannomas are a rare benign mesenchymal neoplasm of the pancreas. They are thought to arise from the epineurium of either autonomic sympathetic or parasympathetic fibers, which course through the pancreas with the vagus nerve. Large pancreatic schwannomas often undergo cystic change, which causes them to ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Tafe LJ,Suriawinata AA

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sequence of molecular changes leading to neoplastic transformation in the gallbladder remains elusive. The aim of this study is to characterize the spectrum of nuclear p16 protein product immunohistochemical expression in tissue microarray cores taken from resected gallbladders, comprising histologically normal ga...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Lynch BC,Lathrop SL,Ye D,Ma TY,Cerilli LA

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A few cases of uterine angiosarcoma have been detailed in the literature: 2 new cases are herein described featuring some unusual clinical or phenotypic differences compared with previously published cases, such as occurrence in premenopausal age or a poorly differentiated histology. The patients were 35 and 81 years ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Cardinale L,Mirra M,Galli C,Goldblum JR,Pizzolitto S,Falconieri G

更新日期：2008-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of the current study was to examine the use of thin-layer cytologic (TLC) preparation compared to conventional cytologic preparation (CCP) in the normal endometrium (proliferative, secretory, atrophic) and endometrial glandular and stromal breakdown (EGBD). During a 6-month period, we compiled 158 cases by...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Norimatsu Y,Kouda H,Kobayashi TK,Moriya T,Yanoh K,Tsukayama C,Miyake Y,Ohno E

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Approximately 15% of patients with high-grade cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN 2-3), treated by the loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) will experience a persistence or recurrence of their disease. The full spectrum of pathologic factors that may be predictive of an increased probability of this even...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Fadare O,Cardoza-Favarato G

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) is an uncommon thyroid cancer comprising 5% to 8% of thyroid neoplasms. In contrast to common thyroid tumors, this tumor originates from the calcitonin-producing C cells. Regional metastases to cervical lymph nodes occur early in the disease, whereas distant metastasis occurs late. Co...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Nofech-Mozes S,Mackenzie R,Kahn HJ,Ehrlich L,Raphael SJ

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Encephalitis caused by Balamuthia amebic species is an increasingly recognized chronic granulomatous infectious process that may affect both immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals. The course of the disease is insidious but fatal in most cases, mainly because of delayed diagnosis, difficulty in isolation an...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Perez MT,Bush LM

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Myofibrosarcomas of the tibia are exceedingly rare, with only one case reported in the literature. We describe DNA ploidy of high-grade myofibrosarcoma of the tibia in correlation with clinicomorphologic and ultrastructural features in a 16-year-old adolescent girl. Radiological studies revealed an expanding osteolyti...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Gonzalez FA,Vazquez AC,Uscanga CC,Cortes IJ,Malagon D

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A case of spinal thoracic chordoma involving the T9 vertebra in a 70-year-old male patient, destroying the vertebral body and invading the vertebral canal with compression of the spinal cord, is presented. The patient was referred to our neurosurgical unit with a history of an irradiated metastatic adenocarcinoma to t...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Bisceglia M,D'Angelo VA,Guglielmi G,Dor DB,Pasquinelli G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To test the hypothesis of whether cellular blue nevi (CBN) may originate from "ordinary" compound and dermal nevi, a total of 275 melanocytic nevi including 59 CBN, 34 ordinary blue nevi, 87 combined nevi (including 43 so-called clonal nevi), 35 deep penetrating nevi, and 60 ordinary compound and dermal nevi (30 of ea...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kazakov DV,Michal M

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent histopathologic and molecular studies of trophoblastic cells in the normal placenta and in a variety of trophoblastic diseases have revealed that the latter recapitulate the differentiation of normal trophoblast in the early developing placenta. This new knowledge, especially the identification and characteriza...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Shih IeM

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Carcinoid of the gall bladder and bile duct is a rare tumor. Primary gall bladder and biliary duct system carcinoids constitute less than 1% of all carcinoid tumors arising from different parts of the body. We describe a case of carcinoid tumor of the gall bladder in a 53-year-old woman. The rarity of this entity prom...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Anjaneyulu V,Shankar-Swarnalatha G,Rao SC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenocarcinomas with intestinal differentiation have been described in a wide variety of anatomical sites. To our knowledge, however, ductal adenocarcinomas with intestinal phenotype have not been described in the pancreas. We report here 11 ductal carcinomas of the pancreas that were morphologically similar to coloni...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Albores-Saavedra J,Simpson K,Dancer YJ,Hruban R

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00