Clinical Pathology
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Screening for Identified and Unidentified Protein C Pathway Defects by the Agkistrodon contortrix Venom Test in Consecutive Patients
Abstract To determine the real performance of the Agkistrodon contortrix venom (ACV) screening test for protein C (PC) pathway defects,…
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Clinical Impact of Increased Sensitivity PT and APTT Coagulation Assays
Abstract To determine how more-sensitive prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (aPTT) reagents affected the number and distribution…
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Epithelial Cell Atypia in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Specimens from Lung Transplant Recipients
Abstract In lung transplant recipients, bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) is mainly performed to detect infectious agents. However, in addition to microorganisms,…
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Galectin-1 and Galectin-3 Binding Pattern Expression in Renal Cell Carcinomas
Abstract We studied 2 families of molecules whose role remains uncharacterized or obscure in the progress of renal cell carcinoma…
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Fine-Needle Aspiration Biopsy of Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Cytomorphologic Analysis With Emphasis on Histologic Subtyping, Grading, and Therapeutic Significance
Abstract Because therapy for sarcoma often incorporates histologic subtype, grade, stage, and anatomic location, establishing a specific histologic subtype often…
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Efficiency of Ber-EP4 Antibody for Isolating Circulating Epithelial Tumor Cells Before RT-PCR Detection
Abstract We compared the efficacy of 4 methods for isolating circulating tumor cells: immunocapture with Ber-EP4–coated magnetic beads, density gradient…
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Expression of Tau Proteins and Tubulin in Extraskeletal Myxoid Chondrosarcoma, Chordoma, and Other Chondroid Tumors
Abstract Tau proteins are microtubule-associated proteins required for the polymerization of tubulin. The abnormal accumulation of tau proteins in neurofibrillary…
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Malignant Lymphoma of the Thyroid: A 30-Year Clinicopathologic Experience and an Evaluation of the Presence of Epstein-Barr Virus
Abstract Lymphoma of thyroid is uncommon, and Epstein- Barr virus (EBV) is found in many lymphomas. We studied the clinicopathologic…
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Intravascular Large B-Cell Lymphoma: A Report of Five Cases Initially Diagnosed by Bone Marrow Biopsy
Abstract We report 5 cases of intravascular lymphoma (IVL) initially diagnosed by bone marrow aspiration and biopsy. Each patient had…
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CD30 Expression Is Common in Mediastinal Large B-Cell Lymphoma
Abstract Large B-cell lymphoma manifesting in the mediastinum shows distinctive clinical and immunophenotypic features and is recognized as a unique…
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