abstract：AIMS:To assess the validity of grading in the Edinburgh Breast Conservation Series; a consecutive cohort of 1812 early breast cancer patients treated by breast conservation and radiotherapy between 1981 and 1998 in a single specialist centre with > or =9 years' follow-up and full staging data. METHODS AND RESULTS:A si...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Thomas JS,Kerr GR,Jack WJ,Campbell F,McKay L,Pedersen HC,Kunkler IH,Cameron DA,Chetty U,Bartlett JM

更新日期：2009-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess KIT receptor tyrosine kinase and stem cell factor (SCF, KIT ligand) expression in tumour microvessel endothelial cells. METHODS AND RESULTS:KIT and SCF expression were studied in 248 human tumours consisting of 15 different histological types using immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization for KIT ...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Sihto H,Tynninen O,Halonen M,Puputti M,Karjalainen-Lindsberg ML,Kukko H,Joensuu H

更新日期：2009-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by surgery is the standard of care for patients with gastro-oesophageal adenocarcinoma. The aims were to validate the utility of the tumour regression grade (TRG) in patients who have received chemotherapy and to investigate if (i) TRG correlates with tumour downstaging and (ii) T...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Fareed KR,Ilyas M,Kaye PV,Soomro IN,Lobo DN,Parsons SL,Madhusudan S

更新日期：2009-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Intestinal metaplasia is considered to be a precursor lesion in both Barrett's and intestinal-type gastric cancer. The aim was to clarify the differences in molecular pathology between specialized intestinal metaplasia (SIM) in Barrett's oesophagus (BO), cardiac (CIM) and gastric intestinal metaplasia (GIM). METH...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Watari J,Moriichi K,Tanabe H,Sato R,Fujiya M,Miwa H,Das KM,Kohgo Y

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Histological grade is one of the most important prognostic factors in breast carcinomas, but poorly differentiated neoplasms still have quite heterogeneous biological behaviour, since they can be genetically classified as basal-like, HER2+ or even luminal. The aim was to analyse the frequency of oestrogen receptor...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Fernandes RC,Bevilacqua JL,Soares IC,Siqueira SA,Pires L,Hegg R,Carvalho FM

更新日期：2009-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Valve replacement started in 1960, with the surgeon now having a significant variety of prosthetic heart valves from which to choose. These valves are broadly divided into mechanical heart valves (MHV) and bioprosthetic heart valves (BHV). Improvements in the performance and ease of usage of BHV without the need for a...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Siddiqui RF,Abraham JR,Butany J

更新日期：2009-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the immunohistochemical expression of helicase-like transcription factor (HLTF) in relation to the prognosis of hypopharyngeal (HSCCs) and laryngeal (LSCCs) squamous cell carcinomas, and to characterize the HLTF protein variants expressed in biopsy specimens of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNS...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Capouillez A,Debauve G,Decaestecker C,Filleul O,Chevalier D,Mortuaire G,Coppée F,Leroy X,Belayew A,Saussez S

更新日期：2009-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The preoperative differentiation of malignant renal cystic tumours from benign lesions is critical, and it remains a common diagnostic problem. The aim was to examine if the Carbonic anhydrase 9 (CA9) level in cyst fluid can provide a molecular diagnosis of malignant cyst. METHODS AND RESULTS:Twenty-eight patient...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Li G,Feng G,Cuilleron M,Zhao A,Gentil-Perret A,Cottier M,Genin C,Tostain J

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine the natural history of columnar-lined oesophagus with routinely diagnosed low-grade dysplasia and ascertain the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma development. METHODS AND RESULTS:A multicentre retrospective cohort study of 283 patients with low-grade dysplasia. Follow-up data were obtained from examin...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Gatenby P,Ramus J,Caygill C,Shepherd N,Winslet M,Watson A

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate whether there is a correlation between the subcellular localization of maspin and the histological, molecular and biological features of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, particularly addressing the hypothesis that the tumour inhibitor properties of maspin may be linked to a nuclear, compared with a combined n...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Frey A,Soubani AO,Adam AK,Sheng S,Pass HI,Lonardo F

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In skull base chordoma, c-MET expression has been reported to correlate with younger patient age and favourable prognosis; however, it also contributes to tumour invasiveness, especially in recurrent lesions, suggesting variable roles for c-MET according to clinical status. The aim of this study was to investigate...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Naka T,Boltze C,Samii A,Samii M,Herold C,Ostertag H,Iwamoto Y,Oda Y,Tsuneyoshi M,Kuester D,Roessner A

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:In T cells, protein kinase C (PKC) theta plays a major role in T-cell receptor (TCR)-mediated activation of a novel nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB pathway that involves phosphorylation of p65 at serine 536 (Pp65(Ser536)). Bcl-10 acts along the same pathway downstream of PKC theta to activate NF-kappaB. The aim was to ...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Briones J,Moga E,Espinosa I,Vergara C,Alvarez E,Villa J,Bordes R,Delgado J,Prat J,Sierra J

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To examine how accurately immunohistochemical markers discriminate between pancreatobiliary and intestinal-type adenocarcinomas in the pancreatic head and to explore the prognostic importance of these markers among each of these histological types. METHODS AND RESULTS:Histopathological features of 114 consecutive...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Westgaard A,Schjølberg AR,Cvancarova M,Eide TJ,Clausen OP,Gladhaug IP

更新日期：2009-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pulmonary hypertension has a complex pathobiology and the term pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) includes a variety of pulmonary hypertensive diseases that have different aetiologies, but which may have a similar clinical presentation and, in some cases, the same response to medical treatment. More recent classifi...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Stewart S,Rassl D

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To validate the use of the silver-enhanced in situ hybridization (SISH) technique in assessing HER2 status of breast carcinoma in excision biopsy specimens, and to assess its reliability in determining HER2 status in core biopsy specimens. METHODS AND RESULTS:Routinely processed paraffin sections of 65 excised br...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Shousha S,Peston D,Amo-Takyi B,Morgan M,Jasani B

更新日期：2009-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tissue microarray (TMA) is an efficient technique for analysis of molecular markers. Prospectively collected samples have been reported to give excellent concordance between TMA data and corresponding whole-sections. The aim was to evaluate the usefulness of TMA in a population-based cohort of 213 women with ducta...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Wärnberg F,Amini RM,Goldman M,Jirström K

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To assess the pathological findings in lobectomy specimens, to correlate them with smoking history and postoperative course and to compare the findings with those in smoking-related interstitial lung disease. METHODS AND RESULTS:Patients who had undergone lobectomy for lung cancer were reviewed. Subjects included...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Kawabata Y,Hoshi E,Murai K,Ikeya T,Takahashi N,Saitou Y,Kurashima K,Ubukata M,Takayanagi N,Sugita H,Kanauchi S,Colby TV

更新日期：2008-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Angiogenesis is essential for tumour growth and metastasis and tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha is a potent angiogenic factor. Invasive micropapillary carcinoma of the breast (IMPC), a rare subtype of breast cancer, possesses a lymphotropic nature with a high incidence of lymph node metastasis and poor prognosis...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Cui LF,Guo XJ,Wei J,Liu FF,Fan Y,Lang RG,Gu F,Zhang XM,Fu L

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:Alveolar capillary dysplasia (ACD) is a rare disorder, typically presenting with persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn. The aim was to characterise further the histological features of patients suspected of having ACD and to correlate histopathological features with outcome. METHODS AND RESULTS:Three pa...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Melly L,Sebire NJ,Malone M,Nicholson AG

更新日期：2008-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To survey current European practices in handling and reporting of radical prostatectomy (RP) specimens. METHODS AND RESULTS:A European Network of Uropathology (ENUP) was organized for the dissemination of information, survey studies and research collaborations. Contact data of uropathologists were collected from ...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Egevad L,Algaba F,Berney DM,Boccon-Gibod L,Griffiths DF,Lopez-Beltran A,Mikuz G,Varma M,Montironi R,European Network of Uropathology.

更新日期：2008-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prolongation of ovarian epithelial cancer survival depends on early detection or improved responses to chemotherapy. Gains in either have been modest at best. Understanding the diverse pathogenesis of this disease is critical to early intervention or prevention. This review addresses six important variables, including...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Jarboe EA,Folkins AK,Drapkin R,Ince TA,Agoston ES,Crum CP

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha induces death or cell proliferation by activation of nuclear factor (NF)-kappaB, also activated by interleukin (IL)-1 alpha. The aim was to investigate upstream and downstream components of NIK transduction pathway in normal (NP), benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), prostatic int...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Nuñez C,Cansino JR,Bethencourt F,Pérez-Utrilla M,Fraile B,Martínez-Onsurbe P,Olmedilla G,Paniagua R,Royuela M

更新日期：2008-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Polypoid mucosal prolapse near the anorectal junction mimics adenomas endoscopically and histopathologically. The aim was to describe the phenomenon of polypoid mucosal prolapse arising secondary to adenomas at the anorectal junction. METHODS AND RESULTS:Four cases of low rectal adenoma with polypoid mucosal prol...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Parfitt JR,Shepherd NA

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Macrophage colony-stimulating factor (M-CSF) binds to colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R) and stimulates proliferation and differentiation of monocytes, macrophages and their bone marrow progenitors. M-CSF, CSF-1R, the macrophage marker CD68, and the pan T-lymphocyte marker CD3 are increased in many huma...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Richardsen E,Uglehus RD,Due J,Busch C,Busund LT

更新日期：2008-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) usually proliferates effacing lymph follicles. In occasional cases, tumour cells show an interfollicular pattern of proliferation preserving lymph follicles. The aim was to analyse clinicopathological findings in DLBCL showing an interfollicular pattern of proliferation to det...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Yamauchi A,Ikeda J,Nakamichi I,Kohara M,Fukuhara S,Hino M,Kanakura Y,Ogawa H,Sugiyama H,Kanamaru A,Aozasa K,Osaka Lymphoma Study Group.

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:p16, a tumour suppressor gene located at 9p21 chromosome and involved in cell cycle regulation, is often inactivated in lung carcinoma. Inactivation is also supported by the loss of p16 protein, a strong inhibitor of cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK) 4 and 6. The aim of this study was to examine alterations of p16 bot...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Dessy E,Rossi E,Berenzi A,Tironi A,Benetti A,Grigolato P

更新日期：2008-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Calretinin, a calcium-binding protein, is expressed primarily in certain subtypes of neurons. It has also been reported to be present in mesotheliomas and other tumours. The aim was to determine the expression of calretinin in selected odontogenic neoplasms. METHODS AND RESULTS:Immunohistochemistry for calretinin...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Alaeddini M,Etemad-Moghadam S,Baghaii F

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Nitric oxide (NO), produced by inducible NO synthase (iNOS), has been suggested to cause oxidative stress, leading to 8-hydroxydeoxyguanosine (8-OHdG) accumulation and subsequent transversion mutation of DNA. The aim was to evaluate iNOS expression and the status of oxidative stress in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NP...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Segawa Y,Oda Y,Yamamoto H,Uryu H,Shiratsuchi H,Hirakawa N,Tomita K,Yamamoto T,Oda S,Yamada T,Komune S,Tsuneyoshi M

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The published literature is awash with examples of new tissue biomarkers promising to predict responses to therapy in breast cancer patients. However, few, if any, of these progress from the laboratory to the clinic. In this review we discuss some of the reasons for this, illustrating our discussion with a selection o...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Faratian D,Bartlett J

更新日期：2008-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:AP2alpha (TFAP2A) and AP2gamma (TFAP2G) transcription factors have been implicated in the control of proliferation, differentiation and apoptosis of normal breast epithelium and in breast cancer. The aim of this study was to provide a comprehensive analysis of the expression patterns of TFAP2A and TFAP2G in the de...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Friedrichs N,Steiner S,Buettner R,Knoepfle G

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIM:To assess whether the distribution of the recently described proapoptotic ligand, tumour necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), and the apoptosis effector, caspase-3 alters with the degree of inflammation and fibrosis present in liver biopsy specimens from patients with chronic hepatitis C virus...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Piekarska A,Kubiak R,Omulecka A,Szymczak W,Piekarski J

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Lectins, and especially galectins, appear to be important in malignancy-associated processes. The aim was to analyse comprehensively the presence of galectins in urothelial tumours. METHODS AND RESULTS:Non-cross-reactive antibodies against seven family members from the three subgroups (prototype: galectin-1, -2 a...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Langbein S,Brade J,Badawi JK,Hatzinger M,Kaltner H,Lensch M,Specht K,André S,Brinck U,Alken P,Gabius HJ

更新日期：2007-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To determine whether, in view of the massive inflammatory cell infiltration and the rounded rather than wedge-shaped character of pulmonary lesions in dirofilariasis, the inflammatory response against the worm contributes to the coagulative necrosis, in addition to an ischaemic process. METHODS AND RESULTS:The hi...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Araya J,Kawabata Y,Tomichi N,Kaneko K,Hayashi K,Iwabuchi K,Terasaki Y,Kawashima T,Watanabe M

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Class III beta-tubulin (TUBB3) reduces microtubule stability and confers resistance to microtubule-stabilizing taxanes, including paclitaxel and docetaxel. Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas show limited responsiveness to taxanes, but little is known of the underlying mechanisms. The aim of this study was to examin...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Lee KM,Cao D,Itami A,Pour PM,Hruban RH,Maitra A,Ouellette MM

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Survivin, a newly discovered member of the inhibitor of apoptosis protein family, is suggested to be involved in liver carcinogenesis. The aim was to investigate the clinical significance of survivin expression in resected hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and paired adjacent non-tumour tissue. METHODS AND RESULTS:I...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Chau GY,Lee AF,Tsay SH,Ke YR,Kao HL,Wong FH,Tsou AP,Chau YP

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To evaluate primary and recurrent embryonal sarcoma of the liver and to improve recognition of its morphological variants and immunohistochemical features. METHODS AND RESULTS:Fourteen primary and two recurrent cases of hepatic embryonal sarcoma were evaluated histologically and investigated immunohistochemically...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Zheng JM,Tao X,Xu AM,Chen XF,Wu MC,Zhang SH

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Tyrosine kinase receptors Her2/neu and c-Met play an important role in breast cancer development and progression. Our aim was to determine the expression of c-Met, its ligand hepatocyte growth factor/scatter factor (HGF/SF) and Her2/neu in ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) lesions of the breast (n = 39) by two diffe...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Lindemann K,Resau J,Nährig J,Kort E,Leeser B,Annecke K,Welk A,Schäfer J,Vande Woude GF,Lengyel E,Harbeck N

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:Glutamate receptor antagonists have failed clinical stroke trials and it has been proposed that the action of N-methyl D-aspartate receptors is necessary for neuronal survival. Thus, excitatory amino acid transporters (EAATs) might be a promising therapeutic target. The aim of this study was to investigate glial e...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Beschorner R,Simon P,Schauer N,Mittelbronn M,Schluesener HJ,Trautmann K,Dietz K,Meyermann R

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:The presence of micrometastases in the sentinel lymph node (SLN) is an important prognostic parameter for melanoma patients. The aim was to determine the prognostic relevance of histopathological characteristics of micrometastases in the SLN, which has not been adequately addressed thus far. METHODS AND RESULTS:I...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Satzger I,Völker B,Al Ghazal M,Meier A,Kapp A,Gutzmer R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：AIMS:To investigate the role of BNIP3, a 19-kDa interacting protein of the Bcl-2 family, alongside Bcl-2 in follicular lymphoma in comparison with reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. The results were compared with those from p53 and caspase-3 (apoptotic markers) and Ki67 (proliferation marker). METHODS AND RESULTS:Immunohi...

journal_title：Histopathology

authors： Sington J,Giatromanolaki A,Campo L,Turley H,Pezzella F,Gatter KC

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00