abstract：:Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the second most common primary malignant hepatic tumor in children. It often develops in patients with underlying liver disease. We report the clinicopathologic features of an unusual HCC occurring in an infant who presented with features of Cushing's syndrome due to bilateral adrenal...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Atra A,Al-Asiri R,Wali S,Al-Husseini H,Al-Bassas A,Zimmermann A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this prospective study is to establish the frequency and the type (neoplastic and nonneoplastic) lesions defined endoscopically as flat elevated lesion (FEL) in the colon and rectum, as well as to compare flat adenomas (FAs) to polypoid lesions of the same size with morphometric and immunohistochemical anal...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Gualco G,Reissenweber N,Cliché I,Bacchi CE

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Primary neuroendocrine carcinoma of the skin is a relatively rare tumor that was first described by Cyril Toker in 1972. Since the seminal paper by Toker based on simple morphologic observations and detailed clinical correlation, our understanding of the clinical, morphological, and biological attributes of these lesi...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Plaza JA,Suster S

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lipomas are very common benign soft tissue neoplasms. They are usually slow-growing and may occur anywhere in the body. Mature cartilage and bone arising in a lipoma is a rare event and is mostly associated with a parosteal localization of the neoplasm. We describe a new case of osteochondrolipoma showing not only maj...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Rau T,Soeder S,Olk A,Aigner T

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA), first described by Steeper and Rosai (Am J SurgPathol. 1983;7:463-475), is a rare locally infiltrative tumor that usually arises in the pelvic and perineal soft tissues of young women. Approximately 150 cases have been reported in women. Aggressive angiomyxoma has a high rate of local recu...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Idrees MT,Hoch BL,Wang BY,Unger PD

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chondrosarcoma (CS) is a distinctly uncommon tumor in young patients and tends to be located in the extremities. Cartilaginous tumors in young patients are benign tumors. We report a case of a childhood CS in a 6-year-old boy who presented with right-sided proptosis. Radiological examination revealed a large destructi...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Mahesha V,Goyal R,Vaiphei K,Nada R,Gupta AK

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adenolipomas are rare benign neoplasms composed of mature adipose tissue and glandular elements. We report 6 patients with adenolipomas of the head and neck region: 3 in the parathyroid, 2 in the thyroid, and 1 in the parotid gland. The patients were 4 women and 2 men, ranging in age from 21 to 70 years (mean, 62.5 ye...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Daboin KP,Ochoa-Perez V,Luna MA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The diagnosis of viral infections is an important part of the daily work of a surgical and cytopathologist. Some viral infections, such as human papillomavirus infection of the lower genital tract, are seen commonly, whereas others, such as fatal enteroviral infection, cannot be diagnosed on routine histological exami...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Nuovo GJ

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intradiploic inclusion cyst of the skull presenting as a calvarial defect is fairly uncommon in the neuroscience practice. They are benign in nature, slow to grow, and clinically difficult to differentiate from other causes of calvarial defects. We present a case of a healthy 55-year-old woman who presented clinically...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kalgutkar A,Kini S,Jambhekar N,Das S

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the case of a patient who has a life-threatening hemoptysis caused by occlusion of the right pulmonary vein owing to external compression by excessive fibrous tissue. Because the patient's lung was essentially nonfunctional and hemoptysis persisted, we performed a pneumonectomy on her. Pathological analysis...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： den Bakker MA,Thomeer M,Maat AP,Groeninx van Zoelen CE

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenocortical oncocytoma is exceptionally rare. Most of these tumors are benign and nonfunctioning. We report a case of functioning adrenocortical oncocytoma located in the right adrenal gland in a 53-year-old woman who presented with Cushing's syndrome. The tumor was small, with exclusively oncocytic histologic feat...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Xiao GQ,Pertsemlidis DS,Unger PD

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We present the cases of 2 pediatric patients with low-grade nasopharyngeal papillary adenocarcinoma with features suggestive of thyroid origin. Both cases showed strong nuclear immunoreactivity for thyroid transcription factor-1 protein and positive immunostaining for cytokeratins 7 and 19. After thyroid imaging studi...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Carrizo F,Luna MA

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serous cystadenomas of the pancreas have been classified as benign exocrine tumors. There have been rare cases of malignant behavior, and in exceptional cases, coexisting neoplasms have been reported. We report a case of a coexistent neuroendocrine tumor identified within a serous cystadenoma in a 78-year-old woman, w...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Alasio TM,Vine A,Sanchez MA,Dardik H

更新日期：2005-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endometrial stromal tumors (ESTs) of the uterine corpus have a striking propensity to display diverse morphological variations, including sex cord-like, smooth muscle, or skeletal muscle differentiation; fibrous change; myxoid change; or bland endometrioid-type glands. They may also contain rhabdoid, foam, clear, or e...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Fadare O,McCalip B,Mariappan MR,Hileeto D,Parkash V

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 4-cm paravertebral mediastinal tumor was resected in a 70-year-old male patient treated for hypertension. The tumor displayed both paraganglioma and ganglioneuroma areas that were in equal proportion and often merged one into the other. Paraganglioma areas contained synaptophysin and chromogranin-positive chief cell...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： de Montpréville VT,Mussot S,Gharbi N,Dartevelle P,Dulmet E

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Uterine smooth muscle tumors are usually spindle cell lesions, but a minority is composed of epithelioid cells. Foci of clear cells can be found in these latter tumors. Recently, it has been shown that some of these tumors can be positive for HMB45, and some authors have advocated calling these lesions perivascular ep...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Silva EG,Bodurka DC,Scouros MA,Ayala A

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Liposarcomas of the head and neck region are rare; only a few cases have been reported to arise in the cheek or buccal mucosa. Dedifferentiated liposarcoma has rarely been reported in the head and neck region and, to the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of dedifferentiated liposarcoma of the chee...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： de la Roza G,Baredes S,Aisner SC

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Only 10 cases of lymphoepithelioma-like carcinoma of the breast have been reported in the literature. This report adds one more case to the published literature. A 62-year-old woman presented with a mass in her left breast on physical examination. The mammographic images showed a 3.0 cm, poorly defined mass in the upp...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Sanati S,Ayala AG,Middleton LP

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:With improvements in surgical techniques for resection and reconstruction of the chest wall, pathologists are confronted with complicated surgical specimens. There are no currently available guidelines specifically dedicated to the handling of these specimens. Extended resections of lung carcinoma chest wall invasions...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Thomas-de-Montpréville V,Chapelier A,Fadel E,Mussot S,Dulmet E,Dartevelle P

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain in the middle ear or nasal cavity: heterotopia or encephalocele? The answer to this question is greatly influenced by clinical information. Sometimes, however, this information is insufficient and the pathologist's opinion may influence patient management. It seems that most pathologists tend to get the answer w...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Heffner DK

更新日期：2004-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 54-year-old man presented to his doctor with hematemesis and was found at endoscopy to have an ulcerated lesion in his stomach. A computed tomography scan was performed and revealed a mass in the fundus of the stomach. Multiple other lesions were identified in the liver, lungs, retroperitoneal space, and mesentery. ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Plaza JA,Vitellas K,Frankel WL

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:According to colleagues specializing in genitourinary pathology, the so-called postoperative spindle cell nodule of the bladder can be extremely difficult to distinguish from a spindle cell sarcomatoid carcinoma. What I have learned in 25 years about spindle cell sarcomatoid carcinoma of the larynx may, by analogy, po...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Heffner DK

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasive breast carcinomas of special type are composed of up to 35% of all cases, such as tubular carcinoma, mucinous carcinoma, invasive cribriform carcinoma, lobular carcinoma, metaplastic carcinoma, medullary carcinoma, and other rare variants. They are recognized by their specific growth and morphologic patterns,...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Shen SS,Sahin AA

更新日期：2004-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Giant cell tumor of soft tissue is an uncommon neoplasm. To our knowledge, its cytopathology obtained using the fine-needle aspiration biopsy technique has not been previously described. We report an example of the fine-needle aspiration cytology of giant cell tumor of soft tissue in a 40-year-old woman, and correlate...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Beal M,Mayerson J,Wakely PE Jr

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intrapancreatic schwannoma is a rare neoplasm. We report a case of a 46-year-old man with a cystic schwannoma in the head of the pancreas. This tumor, based on clinical manifestations and radiologic features, was initially suspected to be a cystic mucinous tumor of the pancreas or a pseudocyst. Histologically, the tum...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Tan G,Vitellas K,Morrison C,Frankel WL

更新日期：2003-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Melanotic schwannoma is a rare pigmented neural tumor most commonly occurring in the paraspinal region. In a small minority of instances, melanotic schwannoma may have multiple nodules. Here, a 52-year-old woman is presented with multiple melanotic schwannomas of paraspinal region. ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Culhaci N,Dikicioĝlu E,Meteoğlu I,Boylu S

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An uncommon manifestation of plasma cell neoplasia occurs outside the bone marrow and is designated "extramedullary plasmacytoma." These are usually encountered in mucosal sites of the head and neck region. The gastrointestinal tract may be secondarily involved in multiple myeloma or be the site of primary extramedull...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Chetty R,Bramdev A,Reddy AD

更新日期：2003-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granular cell tumors (GCT) are uncommon benign neoplasms that have a predilection for the head and neck region. These tumors can frequently be associated with pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia (PEH), which in turn may be mistaken for squamous cell carcinoma. Although epidermal growth factors are overexpressed in squam...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Barkan GA,Paulino AF

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Agranulomatous interstitial pneumonia is a form of diffuse lung disease in which granulomas are a component of the histologic findings. The differential diagnosis is quite broad, but most cases represent examples of either sarcoidosis, diffuse granulomatous infections, or hypersensitivity pneumonitis. "Hot tub lung" i...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Cheung OY,Muhm JR,Helmers RA,Aubry MC,Tazelaar HD,Khoor A,Leslie KO,Colby TV

更新日期：2003-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Proper interpretation of transbronchial biopsies is critical for appropriate patient management. Artifacts in lung tissue acquired during the biopsy procedure or subsequent processing may mimic "true" disease and potentially lead to incorrect diagnoses. In this study the interpretation of various artifacts in transbro...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Kendall DM,Gal AA

更新日期：2003-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 76-year-old man presented with a tumoral lesion in his penis that had all the light microscopic and immunohistochemical features of a squamous cell carcinoma with rhabdoid phenotype. We believe that this is the fourth reported case of squamous cell carcinoma with rhabdoid features and the first one located in the pe...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Urdiales-Viedma M,Fernandez-Rodriguez A,De Haro-Muñoz T,Pichardo-Pichardo S

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two cases of primary primitive neuroectodermal tumors of the cervix are presented. The two female patients are 35 and 51 years of age who presented with abnormal uterine bleeding of several weeks' duration. On gynecologic examination, a mass in the cervical area was palpated and a biopsy was obtained. The initial biop...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Malpica A,Moran CA

更新日期：2002-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant mixed tumor of salivary glands is a rare tumor whose variable behavior and prognosis are related for the most part to the clinical stage and histologic grade of the carcinomatous component. The purpose of this study is to predict prognosis by comparing the histologic grading and subclassification of the carc...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Xin W,Paulino AF

更新日期：2002-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A 73-year-old woman presented with abdominal pain, weakness, and weight loss. Pertinent medical history included myelofibrosis, severe anemia, and lumpectomy for breast cancer. Computed tomography showed marked splenomegaly and numerous soft tissue masses in the mesentery. Excisional biopsy of the mass showed an encap...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Yang X,Bhuiya T,Esposito M

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory pseudotumor (IPT) (also known as inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor) is an uncommon spindle cell lesion that was initially recognized in the lung and is now known to occur in virtually every major organ of the body. Its precise biological nature and clinical characteristics are still relatively uncertain....

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Li L,Cerilli LA,Wick MR

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Granulosa cell tumor is almost exclusively an ovarian tumor. Rare cases of granulosa cell tumor have been reported involving the testes. We report a testicular gonadal stromal tumor with granulosa cell differentiation in a 54-year-old white man. The tumor was discovered by an ultrasound evaluation for left hydrocele. ...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Wang BY,Rabinowitz DS,Granato RC Sr,Unger PD

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cribriform areas are common features of both adenoid cystic carcinoma and polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma. Both are malignant salivary gland tumors that share similar histologic patterns, but with marked distinct clinical behavior. This study was undertaken to improve the accuracy of the histopathology diagnosti...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Araújo VC,Loducca SV,Sousa SO,Williams DM,Araújo NS

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pathologist's approach to pulmonary hemorrhage is outlined. Most cases fall into those examples of pulmonary hemorrhage caused by localized sites of bleeding, and those examples that fall within the spectrum of diffuse alveolar hemorrhage. The histologic evaluation of pulmonary hemorrhage is outlined including ass...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Colby TV,Fukuoka J,Ewaskow SP,Helmers R,Leslie KO

更新日期：2001-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Systemic anaplastic large-cell lymphoma is an uncommon type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma characterized by strong expression of the Ki-1 (CD30) antigen. Gastrointestinal involvement typically is less common than in other types of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. We report a case of CD30-positive anaplastic large-cell lymphoma occurr...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Cooperberg MR,Fiedler PN

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ventricular assist device (VAD) is a mechanical pump that has been shown to be an effective modality of cardiac support in patients with heart failure refractory to pharmacologic intervention and who are awaiting cardiac allograft transplantation. Neuropathologic findings in these patients have not been well descr...

journal_title：Annals of diagnostic pathology

authors： Heverly DN,Prayson RA

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00