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Ortiz-Rey JA, García-Baizán A, Bellas-Pereira A, Barciela-Bastos A, Gómez-de María C, Conde-Ferreirós M. Myxoid Pseudotumor Changes Affecting the Distal Ureter Associated With Urothelial Carcinoma In Situ. Int J Surg Pathol 2024; 32:772-775. [PMID: 37525552 DOI: 10.1177/10668969231188894] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 08/02/2023]
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Myxoid pseudotumor is a pseudoneoplastic fibroblastic proliferation that has been described in the perinephric and renal sinus fat tissue. It is characterized by the presence of a myxoid matrix, intermingled with the adipocytes, and a hypocellular population of spindle-shaped and stellate cells. We report a myxoid pseudotumor involving the distal ureter, which broadens the spectrum of possible localizations of this lesion around the urinary tract. It occurred in an 80-year-old patient who underwent a nephroureterectomy indicated after an incidental radiological finding of a thickening of the distal left ureter wall which suggested a ureteral neoplasm. He had two voided urine and one ureteroscopic sample cytologies diagnosed as high-grade urothelial carcinoma, as well as a retrograde ureteroscopy ureteral biopsy which was diagnosed as urothelial carcinoma in situ. This emphasizes the problem of the possible misdiagnosis of myxoid pseudotumor as a ureteral infiltrative carcinoma due to the radiological findings being badly interpreted, compounded by the preoperative cytohistologic data on malignancy. A diffuse urothelial carcinoma in situ was seen in our specimen without infiltrative or papillary tumors. This would not support an obstructive pathogenetic mechanism as has been hypothesized for myxoid pseudotumor.
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- José A Ortiz-Rey
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
- Uropathology Research Group, Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur) SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain
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- Biobank of Galicia Sur Health Research Institute (IIS Galicia Sur), SERGAS-UVIGO, Vigo, Spain
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Conde-Ferreirós M, Domínguez-de Dios J, Juaneda-Magdalena L, Bellas-Pereira A, San Miguel Fraile MP, Peteiro Cancelo MÁ, Gómez-de María C, Álvarez Sarria M, Betancor Santos MÁ, González-Carreró J, Ortiz-Rey JA. Papillary renal cell neoplasm with reverse polarity: A new subtype of renal tumour with favorable prognosis. Actas Urol Esp 2022; 46:600-605. [PMID: 36216763 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuroe.2022.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2022] [Accepted: 05/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Papillary renal cell neoplasm with reverse polarity (PRNRP) has recently been recognized as an entity separate from the traditional classification of papillary renal cell carcinomas, due to its specific histopathological, immunophenotypic and molecular characteristics, as well as its indolent behavior. MATERIAL AND METHODS We provide 6 new cases and a review of the literature published until the present time, which comprises a total number of 104 cases. RESULTS Our PRNRP cases correspond to 5 men and one woman aged between 47 and 91 years. In 5 of the 6 cases, the PRNRP was an incidental finding in nephrectomy specimens. Nephrectomy had been indicated due to the presence of another renal tumor, except for one case, in which surgical intervention was indicated due to PRNRP. Our cases present mass sizes between 2 and 13 mm, as well as papillary histology with a monolayered lining of eosinophilic cells with low-grade nuclei in apical location. Immunohistochemically, they show a constant positivity for GATA3 and negativity for vimentin. KRAS mutations were identified in 50% of our cases. After a follow-up ranging between one and 60 months, 5 of the cases were still alive without recurrences or metastases, and one died from urothelial carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Our cases agree with the clinical and pathological characteristics described in the PRNRP cases published to date. With the present study, we provide the first series of national cases corroborating the existence of well-defined and constant diagnostic criteria that allow PRNRP to be considered as a distinctive entity.
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- M Conde-Ferreirós
- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Urología, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Álvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Osorio-Velásquez A, Chiesa-Estomba CM, Betances-Reinoso FA, San Miguel-Fraile MP, Ortiz-Rey JA. [Sarcomatoid carcinoma of larynx. A histological challenge?]. Rev Esp Patol 2018; 51:30-33. [PMID: 29290320 DOI: 10.1016/j.patol.2016.09.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2016] [Revised: 09/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/21/2016] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Sarcomatoid carcinoma can occur in any part of the body; in the head and neck it occurs most frequently in the major salivary glands, with only about 1% of cases found in the larynx. As it has both epithelial and mesenchymal components, there are many theories concerning its origin and it can prove a diagnostic challenge. CASE REPORT A 76 year old male smoker presented with dysphonia. Vocal cord injury was found on examination but no lymphadenopathy or metastases were present. Laryngeal microsurgery was performed with complete excision of the lesion. Histopathology showed it to be a carcinosarcoma which showed intense and diffuse positivity for vimentin and focal positivity for AE1-AE3, CK5 and p63. The patient underwent radiotherapy as complementary treatment. DISCUSSION Sarcomatoid carcinoma usually presents with obstructive symptoms such as dysphonia. Prognosis depends on the stage and the presence or not of metastases. Both epithelial markers EMA, cytokeratin (AE1-AE3), epithelial membrane antigen, Ki 67 and mesenchymal markers such as vimentin, desmin, S-100 may be positive in these tumours. Recommended treatment for T2-T1 stages is an excisional biopsy which can be followed by adjuvant radiotherapy; radiotherapy alone has also been successful. T3-T4 stages can be treated with local excision, partial laryngectomy or total laryngectomy with subsequent ganglion emptying and concomitant radio and chemotherapy.
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- Alejandra Osorio-Velásquez
- Departamento de Otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España.
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- Departamento de Otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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- Departamento de Otorrinolaringología y cirugía de cabeza y cuello, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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- Departamento de Anatomía Patológica, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España
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Pérez-Pedrosa A, Ortiz-Rey JA, Lorenzo-Mahía Y, Iglesias-Rodríguez B, Peteiro-Cancelo A, González-Carreró J. Interobserver reproducibility of a grading system for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. Actas Urol Esp 2013; 37:338-41. [PMID: 23058995 DOI: 10.1016/j.acuro.2012.04.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2012] [Revised: 03/19/2012] [Accepted: 04/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate interobserver reproducibility of a grading system proposed by Paner et al. for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma. MATERIAL AND METHODS After selecting 23 cases of chromophobe renal cell carcinoma from the Xeral-Cíes Hospital, Meixoeiro Hospital and POVISA Hospital from the last 15 years, an informative meeting on the Paner et al. grading system criteria was held. After, the participating pathologists applied the system to each case, evaluating one slide selected. Kappa index for interobserver reproducibility was calculated, and it was classified according to the Landis and Koch scale. RESULTS The grading distribution was similar for most of the 6 participating observers, with grade 1 predominance. The remaining 2 observers considered a relatively higher proportion of grade 2. Kappa index values ranged from 0.136 to 0.674, with a discrete-moderate reproducibility index predominance (0.21-0.60). Highest Kappa value (0.674) was obtained between the most novel and the most expert interobservers. The lowest Kappa value was obtained among the most veteran pathologists (0.136). CONCLUSIONS Interobserver reproducibility for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma is discrete-moderate in our institutions when the novel grade proposed by Paner et al. is used. Labeling of grades 1 and 2 is not homogeneous among 6 participating observers. While awaiting a grading consensus on a new classification by the scientific societies, we consider that the routine use of a grading system for chromophobe renal cell carcinoma should not be used.
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- A Pérez-Pedrosa
- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Xeral-Cíes, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, España.
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Sopeña B, Pérez-Rodríguez MT, Rivera A, Ortiz-Rey JA, Lamas J, Freire-Dapena MC. Livedoid vasculopathy and recurrent thrombosis in a patient with lupus: seronegative antiphospholipid syndrome? Lupus 2010; 19:1340-3. [PMID: 20659971 DOI: 10.1177/0961203310373783] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Livedoid vasculopathy is a rare condition which predominantly affects young women. It is characterized by intense painful purpuric maculae in the legs, ankles and feet, due to thrombosis of the small and medium-sized dermal vessels, in the absence of vasculitis. Livedoid vasculopathy has been frequently associated with hypercoagulable states and antiphospholipid syndrome. We describe a 34-year-old White woman suffering from systemic lupus erythematosus, livedo reticularis, haemolytic anaemia, severe thrombocytopenia and recurrent venous thrombosis who was admitted to the hospital for extremely painful purpuric lesions in her lower limbs. The clinical and histological findings were diagnostic of livedoid vasculopathy. Once the initial sub-therapeutic international normalized ratio levels were corrected, livedoid vasculopathy did not recur. Tests for antiphospholipid antibodies were repeatedly negative. This case, the first reported of livedoid vasculopathy in a patient with seronegative antiphospholipid syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus, draws attention to livedoid vasculopathy, a thrombotic dermopathy that may be under-diagnosed in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome.
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- B Sopeña
- Internal Medicine Department, Thrombosis and Vasculitis Unit, Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Spain, Faculty of Medicine, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Rodríguez-Calvo MS, Suárez-Peñaranda JM, Álvarez MT, Muñoz JI, Ortiz-Rey JA, Concheiro L. Adrenal lipomas: Incidental autopsy findings. Pathol Int 2007; 57:751-3. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1827.2007.02166.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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CASE REPORT A 24-year-old woman, with a history of infantile esotropia and DVD operated on in infancy, had strabismus surgery performed by us. Four months later she presented with a cystic lesion that recurred after drainage and medical treatment. Complete excision of the cystic lesion was therefore performed. DISCUSSION The epithelial cells implanted on the sclera at the time of the most recent surgery may have been the origin of inclusion cyst which developed after the strabismus surgery. This suggests a possible relationship with the scleral suture as the mechanism of cyst formation, independent of the muscle position. Complete excision is the recommended treatment for large cysts.
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- M I Pérez-Flores
- Servicio de Oftalmología, Hospital POVISA, C/. Salamanca 5, 36211 Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Gómez De María C, Peláez Boismorand E, Fernández Costas A, Barbosa Barreiro MJ, Antón Badiola I. [Expression of CD10 and renal cell carcinoma marker in clear cell renal cell carcinoma: analysis on tissue arrays]. Actas Urol Esp 2006; 30:281-6. [PMID: 16749584 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(06)73440-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES CD10 and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) marker antibodies react against proteins of the epithelium of the renal proximal tubule, being expressed by renal cell carcinomas. The frequence and pattern of expression of both markers are analysed in a series of clear cell renal cell carcinomas. METHOD Two tissue arrays were used, which were composed of cylinders obtained with a 16G needle from 40 paraffin blocks that corresponded to clear cell renal cell carcinomas. The labeled streptavidin-biotin technique was performed (LSAB2, Dako) using CD10 and RCC monoclonal antibodies (Novocastra), testing different antigen retrieval methods for RCC. Immunoreactivity was evaluated as + (isolated cells or focal staining); ++ (moderate) and +++ (extense). RESULTS Thirty cases (75%) were positive for CD10: 12 +; 5 ++ and 13 +++. The best antigen retrieval method for RCC was a double enzyme digestion (trypsin + protease). Twenty cases (50%) were positive for RCC: 7 +; 5 ++ and 8 +++. Four cases out of the 20 immunoreactive for RCC were negative for CD10. The 16 remaining cases also expressed CD10. CONCLUSIONS CD10 and RCC are often expressed by clear cell renal cell carcinomas, and they may be useful markers to suggest a renal origin of carcinomas. RCC is less sensitive than CD10. Staining for both of them is usually focal, and thus sensitivity of these techniques decreases when small samples are investigated, such as tissue arrays. The antigen retrieval method is essential for RCC immunohistochemical detection, obtaining the best results with the use of proteolytic enzymes.
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- J A Ortiz-Rey
- Servicio de Patología, Hospital POVISA, Vigo (Pontevedra).
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Cid Mouteira P, Ortiz-Rey JA, Gómez de Maria C, San Miguel Fraile P, Albor Barroso A, Regueiro Parcero B, Antón Badiola I. [Expression of cytokeratin 5 and calretinin in clear-cell renal cell carcinoma]. Actas Urol Esp 2006; 30:367-71. [PMID: 16838608 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(06)73460-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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PURPOSE Cytokeratin 5 (CK5) and calretinin have been useful in different studies as immunohistochemical markers suggestive of mesothelioma, and their expression is analyzed for the histological differential diagnosis with adenocarcinomas, specially when confronting with metastatic tumors of unknown origin. We have analyzed the expression of CK5 and calretinin in clear cell renal cell carcinoma. METHODS A series of 63 clear cell renal cell carcinomas was studied. 46 of these cases were embedded in two tissue arrays, and a second group, of 17 cases, was constituted by conventional paraffin blocks from high-grade tumors (grade 4 of Fuhrman). Immunohistochemical staining was performed with monoclonal antibodies against CK5 and calretinin, following the labeled sptreptavidin-biotin technique. RESULTS No positivity for calretinin was observed in any case, while CK5 was focally expressed, in an isolated group of cells, in 1 of the 63 cases (1,59%) which corresponded to a high-grade carcinoma (grade 4 of Fuhrman). CONCLUSIONS Expression of calretinin was not observed in clear cell renal cell carcinoma and positivity for CK5 occurred only in one case, in a very small proportion of tumor cells. Therefore, in practice, although the positivity for these markers cannot completely exclude renal cell carcinoma, this result is very rare in this tumor and other diagnostic posibilities should be considered.
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- P Cid Mouteira
- Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Hospital Povisa, Vigo (Pontevedra)
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San Miguel P, Fernández GC, Pesqueira Santiago D, Ortiz-Rey JA, Durán O, Dos Santos JE, Antón I. [Spermatic cord mass as a manifestation of systemic vasculitis: a case report and review of the literature]. Actas Urol Esp 2005; 29:777-81. [PMID: 16304910 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(05)73340-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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We report a case of necrotizing granulomatous vasculitis in the spermatic cord in a 35-year-old man with an antecedent of brain stroke 3 years before. The clinical manifestation was as a painless left scrotal mass. The diagnosis was established by histological examination of the spermatic cord. We discuss the physical findings, radiological features and pathological findings, reviewing the literature for previous similar cases.
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- P San Miguel
- Servicios de Anatomía Patológica, Radiología, Centro Medico POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra.
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Fernández GC, Yano C, Dos Santos J, Ortiz-Rey JA. Imagen de la semana. Med Clin (Barc) 2005. [DOI: 10.1157/13079173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Alvarez C, San Miguel P, Iglesias B, Antón I. Expression of CDX2, cytokeratins 7 and 20 in sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2005; 13:142-6. [PMID: 15894926 DOI: 10.1097/01.pai.0000133058.00588.15] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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CDX2 is a transcription factor expressed by intestinal epithelium. It is considered as a sensitive marker for a colorectal or-less frequently-gastric origin of adenocarcinomas. The pattern of coordinated expression of cytokeratin (CK) 7 and CK20 is also useful for the diagnosis of the origin of metastatic adenocarcinomas. Expression of CDX2, CK7 and CK20 was investigated in 14 cases of sinonasal intestinal-type adenocarcinoma (SIA), a particular tumor with an enteric-cell-type appearance. Formalin-fixed, paraffin embedded tissue sections were immunostained with monoclonal antibodies using the biotin-labeled streptavidin technique. All of the cases expressed CDX2, being stained 50 to 100% of the tumor cells (mean: 87.2%). CK7 positivity was detected in 8 cases (57.1%), with the staining of 10 to 100% of cells (mean: 65.6%), and CK20 was found in all the tumors (10 to 100% of cells; mean: 78.8%). The histologic resemblance between SIA and colorectal adenocarcinoma is reinforced by the expression of CDX2 and CK20, which are virtually constant in both neoplasms. CDX2 seems to be a marker for cellular phenotype better than an indicator of the origin of adenocarcinomas. CK7 is expressed in SIA less frequently than in colonic adenocarcinoma, but with a rate similar to the subset of rectal tumors, making the differential diagnosis between the two neoplasms difficult.
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- José A Ortiz-Rey
- Department of Pathology, Centro Médico POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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We report the third case in the literature of a hobnail haemangioma with cyclic changes throughout the menstrual cycle in a 36-year-old woman, suggesting a hormonal basis for the variations in the tumour. This patient was under oral contraceptive treatment due to ovarian endometriosis, making the clinical diagnosis difficult.
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- J A Ortiz-Rey
- Department of Pathology, Centro Médico POVISA, Salamanca-5, 36211 Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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A case of mucinous urothelial-type adenocarcinoma of the prostate in a 68-year-old man is reported. This is a rare neoplasm which probably originates from the proximal prostatic ducts or the prostatic urethra. This tumor does not express prostate-specific antigen, in contrast to the more common mucinous adenocarcinoma of the prostate, and may be misdiagnosed as a secondary, mainly colorectal, tumor. Clinical examinations and immunohistochemistry may help in the differential diagnosis. Owing to local recurrences two transurethral resections of the prostate were performed in our patient during 3 years of follow-up. He died from this tumor 40 months after the first biopsy.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Antón Badiola I, San Miguel Fraile P, Alvarez Alvarez C, Iglesias Rodríguez B, Zungri-Telo E. Expresión de cdx2 en lesiones de vejiga urinaria y uretra. Actas Urol Esp 2004; 28:101-5. [PMID: 15074058 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(04)73048-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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BACKGROUND CDX1 and CDX2 are transcription factors involved in the development and maintenance of the intestinal epithelial cell. Expression of CDX2 has been reported in normal and metaplastic intestinal epithelium, and in those adenocarcinomas with that cellular origin. We have analyzed the expression of this marker in reactive and tumoral lesions arising in urinary bladder, urethra and urachus. METHOD CDX2 was investigated through immunohistochemistry on paraffin-embedded tissue, using the labelled streptavidin-biotin method (LSAB2, Dako) with a monoclonal antibody (CDX2-88, BioGenex). RESULTS Expression of CDX2 was observed in intestinal-type cistitis glandularis, intestinal metaplasia of urinary bladder, bladder adenocarcinoma, mucinous urothelial-type carcinoma of prostatic urethra and urachal mucinous carcinoma. CDX2 was not detected in normal urothelium and prostatic glandular epithelium, Von Brunn nests, typical-type cistitis glandularis, glandular adenosis and transitional carcinoma. CONCLUSIONS Lesions, both benign and malignant, with enteric-cell morphological features show positivity for CDX2. Expression of this marker is not organ-specific but is just related to a cellular phenotype. Reactivity for CDX2 in an adenocarcinoma can be consistent with an origin in urinary tract or urachus.
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- J A Ortiz-Rey
- Servicio de Patología, Centro Médico POVISA, Vigo, Pontevedra
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San Miguel P, Fernández G, Sacristán F, Alvarez C, Ortiz-Rey JA, Antón I, Zungri E, de la Fuente A. Renal smooth muscle tumor with features of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Problems in histological diagnosis. Urol Int 2003; 71:422-5. [PMID: 14646445 DOI: 10.1159/000074098] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2001] [Accepted: 02/22/2002] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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A 44-year-old woman with left kidney tumor involving the perirenal and retroperitoneal lymph nodes is presented. Imaging findings including ultrasonography and computerized tomography showed renal and para-aortic masses and no features of lymphangioleiomyomatosis or angiomyolipoma were seen. The histopathological examination was considered as a renal smooth muscle tumor with features of lymphangioleiomyomatosis. Diagnosis considerations, particularly histopathological, immunohistochemical and hormonal studies are discussed and we comment the distinction of this case from the benign mesenchymal tumors.
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- P San Miguel
- Department of Pathology, POVISA Medical Center, Vigo, Spain.
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Alvarez C, Ortiz-Rey JA, Estévez F, de la Fuente A. Metastatic lobular breast carcinoma to an endometrial polyp diagnosed by hysteroscopic biopsy. Obstet Gynecol 2003; 102:1149-51. [PMID: 14607038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Secondary tumors involving the uterus are rare, and most come from the close vicinity. Among non-gynecologic origins, breast tumors are the most frequent, being predominantly of the lobular carcinoma type. CASE A 69-year-old woman presented with metrorrhagia. The patient had been diagnosed 4 years before with infiltrating lobular breast carcinoma. Follow-up was uneventful. She underwent hysteroscopy with biopsy. An endometrial polyp was seen. Microscopically, small malignant cells diffusely infiltrated the endometrial stroma and surrounded the atrophic endometrial glands. Immunohistochemical studies confirmed the diagnosis of metastatic lobular breast carcinoma. CONCLUSION Although rare, breast tumors can metastasize to an endometrial polyp, even in the absence of other disseminations. Abnormal vaginal bleeding in a patient with known breast carcinoma can be the first sign of metastasis.
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- C Alvarez
- Department of Pathology, Centro Médico POVISA, Vigo, Spain.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Suárez-Peñaranda JM, Muñoz-Barús JI, Alvarez C, San Miguel P, Rodríguez-Calvo MS, Concheiro-Carro L. Expression of fibronectin and tenascin as a demonstration of vital reaction in rat skin and muscle. Int J Legal Med 2003; 117:356-60. [PMID: 14586623 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-003-0403-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2003] [Accepted: 08/14/2003] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The efficiency of immunohistochemical techniques for the diagnosis of vitality of wounds decreases for lesions occurring fairly close to death. We analyzed the expression of fibronectin (FN) and tenascin (TN) in wounds inflicted in abdominal skin of 12 adult rats. An incised injury was made at 5, 10 or 15 min before death and another at 5 min after sacrifice, and collected after 45 min. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections from a total of 36 samples (mean 1.5 per wound) were immunostained following the streptABC technique. Microscopic examination revealed a reticular pattern staining in 18 out of 20 vital samples for FN, 16 out of 20 for TN, 2 out of 16 postmortem samples for FN and 3 out of 16 for TN. Intracellular staining of muscle fibres was observed in 7 out of 20 vital and 5 out of 16 postmortem samples. FN and TN were detected in most of the vital injuries but they are not completely specific. Postmortem staining occurred in a few cases probably related to a passive extravasation of these molecules from damaged blood vessels. Reactivity of muscle fibres occurs both in vital and postmortem lesions, and is not useful in the diagnosis of vitality.
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- J A Ortiz-Rey
- Servicio de Patología, Centro Médico POVISA, Salamanca 5, 36211, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Fernández GC, Magdalena CJ, Alvarez C, Antón I, San Miguel P, de la Fuente A. Fine needle aspiration appearance of extragastrointestinal stromal tumor. A case report. Acta Cytol 2003; 47:490-4. [PMID: 12789938 DOI: 10.1159/000326557] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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BACKGROUND Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) rarely develop outside the digestive tract and in the soft tissues of abdomen and retroperitoneum. Such tumors are designated extra-GISTs (EGISTs). Cytologic and immunocytochemical features of a case of EGIST are reported. CASE A 54-year-old woman presented with a peritoneal mass, diameter 22 cm, adherent to the omentum and without a connection to the digestive tract. Fine needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) of the excised tumor showed high cellularity in two patterns: monotonous spindle cells were intermingled with a mildly atypical epithelioid component. Immunocytochemistry performed on cytospins revealed reactivity for c-kit (CD117), CD34 and smooth muscle actin and negativity for S-100. The findings were concordant with a histologic diagnosis of EGIST. CONCLUSION EGISTs are infrequent neoplasms and can be diagnosed in FNAB samples. The clinical/radiologic setting must be considered together with the cytologic features. Immunocytochemistry is a clue to the diagnosis when it detects c-kit reactivity.
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- José A Ortiz-Rey
- Department of Pathology, Policlínico de Vigo, S.A., Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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san Miguel Fraile P, Fernández Fernández G, Meijide Rico F, Antón Badiola I, Ortiz-Rey JA, Alvarez Alvarez C, de la Fuente Buceta A. [Hyperplasia of adrenal rests in the testicle: a rare cause of male infertility]. Actas Urol Esp 2003; 27:234-9. [PMID: 12812123 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(03)72911-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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We report the case of a 37-year-old man with infertility caused by bilateral testicular masses secondary to congenital adrenal hyperplasia (21-hydroxylase deficiency). Testicular biopsy was done and its was initially interpreted as Leydig cell tumor but after clinical information was histologically reclassified as tumor of the adrenogenital syndrome. The differential diagnosis with Leydig cell tumor is discussed and it must be established through the clinical, biochemical, radiological and pathological features.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Alvarez-Alvarez C, Antón-Badiola I, San Miguel-Fraile P, De la Fuente-Buceta A. Human Meissner corpuscles express Bcl-2 but not Bax protein. Neurosci Lett 2002; 329:240-2. [PMID: 12165421 DOI: 10.1016/s0304-3940(02)00613-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Bcl-2 and Bax proteins play major roles in the control of apoptosis. The Bcl-2/Bax ratio is considered a marker of a cell's susceptibility to apoptotic stimuli. Immunohistochemical expression of Bcl-2 and Bax in Meissner corpuscles was investigated in 30 human skin samples. All of the Meissner corpuscles showed immunoreactivity for Bcl-2 and Bax was negative. These data support a role for Bcl-2 as a resistance mechanism of these mechanoreceptors to apoptosis.
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- José A Ortiz-Rey
- Department of Pathology, POVISA Centro Médico, Vigo (Pontevedra), Spain.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Martín-Jiménez A, Alvarez C, De La Fuente A. Sebaceous gland hyperplasia of the vulva. Obstet Gynecol 2002; 99:919-21. [PMID: 11975959] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Sebaceous gland hyperplasia is a common condition of the face in elderly patients. We report a case of sebaceous gland hyperplasia on the vulva. CASE A 19-year-old woman presented with a polypoid tumor on her left labium majus of which the greatest diameter was 2.5 cm, covered by normal appearing skin. Histologic examination revealed a sebaceous gland hyperplasia. Immunohistochemical techniques showed high expression of androgen receptors on sebaceous cells. CONCLUSION Clinical and gross features of the two documented cases of sebaceous gland hyperplasia on the vulva are different from those of typical lesions on the face. Histologic study of a vulvar biopsy is required to reach a specific diagnosis of this hamartomatous benign condition.
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Suárez-Peñaranda JM, Da Silva EA, Muñoz JI, San Miguel-Fraile P, De la Fuente-Buceta A, Concheiro-Carro L. Immunohistochemical detection of fibronectin and tenascin in incised human skin injuries. Forensic Sci Int 2002; 126:118-22. [PMID: 12084487 DOI: 10.1016/s0379-0738(02)00032-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Immunohistochemical detection of molecules involved in inflammatory reaction can be useful for the diagnosis of vitality in skin wounds. We studied the expression of fibronectin (FN) and tenascin (TN) in 58 human skin wounds (48 vital and 10 postmortem). The age of vital injuries ranged from 3 min to 8 h and postmortem specimens were collected after a postinfliction interval of 15-180 min. One hundred thirty-seven formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded sections (mean: 2.3 sections per case) were stained with each of two monoclonal antibodies against FN and TN using the streptABC technique. A reticular staining for FN in wound edge and dermis was observed in 50% of vital specimens versus 0% in postmortem cases. Immunoreactivity was reduced in 10 autolysed cases. FN positivity exclusively at the injury margin was observed in 39.4% of vital wounds and 10% of postmortem cases. TN was negative in all specimens. Vital and postmortem hemorrhage areas showed positivity for FN and TN. Due to its low sensitivity, immunohistochemical analysis of FN is useful for determining vitality only in a minority of cases. Different factors in everyday practice, including autolysis and technical problems often produce false negative reactions with the result that FN cannot be regarded as a reliable parameter of vitality. Positive reactions (network staining) are more valuable than negativity but are not pathognomonic. Both vital and postmortem hemorrhages show an enhanced positivity for FN and TN, thus impeding the diagnosis.
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Suárez-Peñaranda JM, Rodríguez-Calvo MS, Ortiz-Rey JA, Muñoz JI, Sánchez-Pintos P, Da Silva EA, De la Fuente-Buceta A, Concheiro-Carro L. Demonstration of apoptosis in human skin injuries as an indicator of vital reaction. Int J Legal Med 2002; 116:109-12. [PMID: 12056517 DOI: 10.1007/s00414-001-0278-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Demonstrating the vital character of an injury and estimation of the age are routine tasks in forensic pathology and although many different techniques have been applied to this problem none have been found to be completely satisfactory. Apoptosis, an active genetically controlled process, is the major mechanism by which homeostasis of a number of physiological systems in the body is regulated and changes in the rate following different kinds of stimuli have prompted us to test it as an indicator of vitality. We used an in situ end-labelling technique (Apop-Tag) in 30 human surgical skin injuries with age since injury ranging from 3 min to 8 h and found that apoptotic keratinocytes are found in over 50% of the cases with a post-infliction interval of at least 120 min. Apoptosis was not seen in injuries less than 120 min old or in normal skin, which was used as an external control. These results suggest that apoptosis could be a useful indicator for the intravital occurrence of injuries and could help to estimate the date of the skin injuries in some cases. The importance of strict technical control is stressed and the necessity of a complementary technique to confirm apoptosis is discussed.
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- J M Suárez-Peñaranda
- Instituto de Medicina Legal Facultad de Medicina, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
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Gómez Rodríguez N, Ortiz-Rey JA, de la Fuente Buceta A, Ibáñez Ruán J. [Auto-induced eosinophilic panniculitis: a diagnostic dilemma]. An Med Interna 2001; 18:635-7. [PMID: 11852499] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Eosinophilic panniculitis is characterized by a prominent infiltration of subcutaneous fat with eosinophils. The clinical spectrum of lesions that display pathologic changes of eosinophilic panniculitis is diverse, but nodular lesions are the most common. The factitial eosinophilic panniculitis are exceptional, show a pleomorphic pattern of findings and are associated with personality disorders. Its main challenge is to establish the correct diagnostic. We report an unusual case of factitial nodular febrile panniculitis of the left forearm and proximal arm in an 16 year-old girl. She admitted that the lesions were self-inflicted by autoinjection of several farming products as attempted suicide. We describe the clinical, radiological and histopathological features as well as the differential diagnosis of this type of panniculitis.
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- N Gómez Rodríguez
- Unidad de Reumatología, Servicio de Anatomía Patológica, Centro Médico POVISA, Salamanca no. 5, 362100 Vigo
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Da Silva EA, Ortiz-Rey JA, Zungri Telo E. [The other side of the so-called "cases interesting for publication"]. Actas Urol Esp 2000; 24:89. [PMID: 10746385 DOI: 10.1016/s0210-4806(00)72414-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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de Paula A, da Silva E, Ortiz-Rey JA, Zungri E. [Venous and right atrial ventricular septic thrombosis by Candida albicans]. Enferm Infecc Microbiol Clin 1999; 17:253-4. [PMID: 10396095] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Ortiz-Rey JA, Touza F, Pérez-Valcárcel J, Pérez-Villanueva J. [Oophoritis due to cytomegalovirus in a female AIDS patient]. Med Clin (Barc) 1997; 108:357-8. [PMID: 9139162] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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