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Safadi R, Bader D, Sughayer M. The diagnostic role of keratin 6, 7, 8, 14, 16, 18, 19 in melanoma and undifferentiated tumors of the oral and maxillofacial region. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.oooo.2014.05.095] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Al-Masri M, Darwazeh G, El-Ghanem M, Hamdan B, Sughayer M. Assessment of an existing and modified model for predicting non sentinel lymph node metastasis in breast cancer patients with positive sentinel node biopsy. Gulf J Oncolog 2013; 1:15-22. [PMID: 23339977] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/01/2012] [Indexed: 09/28/2022]
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SUMMARY The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) breast nomogram has been validated in different populations. In this study, the nomogram was validated for the first time in a Middle East population sample. Although our sample was found to have significant differences from the dataset from which the model was derived, the nomogram proved to be accurate in predicting non sentinel axillary lymph node metastasis. An attempt to use the proportions of involved sentinel lymph nodes instead of absolute numbers of positive and negative sentinel lymph nodes, yet using the same online calculator to predict the probability of non sentinel axillary lymph node metastasis, improved the accuracy, specificity, negative predictive value, and false negative rate. BACKGROUND Axillary clearance is the standard of care in patients with invasive breast cancer and positive sentinel lymph node biopsy. However, in 40-60% of patients, the sentinel lymph nodes are the only involved lymph nodes in the axilla. The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) breast nomogram serves to identify a subgroup of patients with low risk of non sentinel lymph node (NSLN) metastasis, in whom axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) could be spared, and thereby, preventing the unwarranted associated morbidity. METHODS The MSKCC nomogram was applied on 91 patients who met the criteria. A modified predictive model was developed by substituting proportions of positive and negative SLN for their absolute numbers. The accuracy was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver-operator characteristic (ROC) curve. RESULTS The MSKCC nomogram achieved an area under the ROC curve of 0.76. The area under the curve for the modified predictive model was 0.81. The specificity, negative predictive value, and false negative were 30%, 71%, 20% (MSKCC model) and 55%, 84%, 17% (modified model) at 20% predicted probability cut-off values. CONCLUSION Although differences existed in characteristics of our breast cancer population, and in the methods of sentinel lymph node metastasis detection, the MSKCC model proved to be accurate. An attempt to replace the number of positive and negative SLNs with proportions in the MSKCC model raised the accuracy but did not achieve statistical significance (p = 0.09). KEYWORDS Breast cancer, Sentinel lymph node, Non sentinel lymph node, Axillary clearance, Predictive model.
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- M Al-Masri
- Chairman, Department of Surgery, King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan. Box 1269, Amman 11941, Jordan, Fax + (962 6) 535-3001; E-mail:
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Slem A, Abu-Hijlih R, Abdelrahman F, Turfa R, Amarin R, Farah N, Sughayer M, Almousa A, Khader J. Eight primary malignancies: case report and review of literature. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2011; 4:185-7. [PMID: 22198190 DOI: 10.5144/1658-3876.2011.185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The incidence of multiple primary malignancies has increased over the past years secondary to the long-term survival of cancer patients due to improvements in the early detection and adequate treatment of cancer. We present a patient with eight primary malignant tumors and review the relevant literature. Our patient was a 59-year-old female with Crohn disease with an otherwise non-contributory medical history. Risk factors for multiple primary tumors were not detected in our patient. At a follow-up of 108 months from the time of diagnosis of the first malignancy, our patient was still alive. Similar long-term survival has been reported in the literature. Due to the realistic potential for long-term survival, we recommend aggressive treatment of these patients.
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- A Slem
- King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman Jordan
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Slem A, Abu-Hijlih R, Abdelrahman F, Turfa R, Amarin R, Farah N, Sughayer M, Almousa A, Khader J. Eight primary malignancies: case report and review of literature. Hematol Oncol Stem Cell Ther 2011. [PMID: 22198190 DOI: 10.5144/1658-3876.2011.185.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The incidence of multiple primary malignancies has increased over the past years secondary to the long-term survival of cancer patients due to improvements in the early detection and adequate treatment of cancer. We present a patient with eight primary malignant tumors and review the relevant literature. Our patient was a 59-year-old female with Crohn disease with an otherwise non-contributory medical history. Risk factors for multiple primary tumors were not detected in our patient. At a follow-up of 108 months from the time of diagnosis of the first malignancy, our patient was still alive. Similar long-term survival has been reported in the literature. Due to the realistic potential for long-term survival, we recommend aggressive treatment of these patients.
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- A Slem
- King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman Jordan
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Hashem S, Salem A, Al-Rashdan A, Nour A, Alsharbaji A, Sughayer M, Elyan M, Al-Hussaini M, Addasi A, Almousa A. The Challenges of Managing Glioblastoma Multiforme in Developing Countries: A Trade-off Between Cost and Quality of Care. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2011.06.492] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Lataifeh I, Abdel-Hadi M, Morcos B, Sughayer M, Barahmeh S. Papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. J Obstet Gynaecol 2010. [PMID: 21126146 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.511725.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- I Lataifeh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid. Jordan.
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Lataifeh I, Abdel-Hadi M, Morcos B, Sughayer M, Barahmeh S. Papillary thyroid carcinoma arising from mature cystic teratoma of the ovary. J OBSTET GYNAECOL 2010; 30:884-6. [PMID: 21126146 DOI: 10.3109/01443615.2010.511725] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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- I. Lataifeh
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid
- King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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- King Hussein Cancer Center, Amman, Jordan
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Hashem SA, Almousa A, Al-Rashdan AF, Nour A, Sughayer M, Alsharbaji A, Al-Hussaini M, Addasi AH. Adjuvant temozolamide given with radiation concomitantly or sequentially in a Jordanian tertiary cancer center. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.e12548] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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Darwish H, Trejo IE, Shapira I, Oweineh S, Sughayer M, Baron L, Aljadeff E, Silbermann M, Sweidan W, Zilberg D, Halpern Z, Hibshoosh H, Arber N. Fighting colorectal cancer: molecular epidemiology differences among Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews and Palestinians. Ann Oncol 2002; 13:1497-501. [PMID: 12196377 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To evaluate and compare differences in the molecular genetics among high-risk (Ashkenazi Jews), intermediate-risk (Sephardic Jews) and low-risk (Palestinians) groups for colorectal cancer who live in the same geographical region. PATIENTS AND METHODS The 1995-1996 records from the Tel Aviv Medical Center and Muqased hospital (East Jerusalem) randomly identified patients with colorectal cancer. There were 25 patients from each ethnic group. Epidemiological data were obtained from interviews with the patients and from their hospital charts. The levels of cyclin D1, beta-catenine, p27, p53, Ki-67 and Her-2/neu proteins were determined by immunohistochemistry. The main outcome measures were the association between gene expression and colorectal incidence in the different ethnic groups. RESULTS Ashkenazi Jews have the highest rate of colorectal cancer, and are diagnosed at an early stage compared with Palestinians (72% and 33% of the cases are in Dukes' A and B, respectively), and, hence, this may explain the better 5-year survival rate among this group. Sephardic Jews are diagnosed at a more advanced stage, the tumors are poorly differentiated and they lack p27. Palestinians have significantly higher cyclin D1 levels. There was a statistically significant inverse correlation between the expression of beta-catenine and cyclin D1, as well as p53 and p27 (P <0.05). CONCLUSIONS Increased expression of cyclin D1, p53, Ki-67, beta-catenine and Her-2/neu, and decreased expression of p27 may be important events in the three ethnic groups with colorectal cancer. The lower mortality rate among Ashkenazi Jews may be partially explained by their better molecular biology profile.
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- H Darwish
- Department of Biochemistry, Al Quds University, Palestinian Authority, Israel
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Darwish H, Trejo IE, Shapira I, Oweineh S, Sughayer M, Baron L, Aljadeff E, Silbermann M, Sweidan W, Zilberg D, Halpern Z, Hibshoosh H, Arber N. Fighting colorectal cancer: molecular epidemiology differences among Ashkenazi and Sephardic Jews and Palestinians. Ann Oncol 2002. [PMID: 12196377 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdf230.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND To evaluate and compare differences in the molecular genetics among high-risk (Ashkenazi Jews), intermediate-risk (Sephardic Jews) and low-risk (Palestinians) groups for colorectal cancer who live in the same geographical region. PATIENTS AND METHODS The 1995-1996 records from the Tel Aviv Medical Center and Muqased hospital (East Jerusalem) randomly identified patients with colorectal cancer. There were 25 patients from each ethnic group. Epidemiological data were obtained from interviews with the patients and from their hospital charts. The levels of cyclin D1, beta-catenine, p27, p53, Ki-67 and Her-2/neu proteins were determined by immunohistochemistry. The main outcome measures were the association between gene expression and colorectal incidence in the different ethnic groups. RESULTS Ashkenazi Jews have the highest rate of colorectal cancer, and are diagnosed at an early stage compared with Palestinians (72% and 33% of the cases are in Dukes' A and B, respectively), and, hence, this may explain the better 5-year survival rate among this group. Sephardic Jews are diagnosed at a more advanced stage, the tumors are poorly differentiated and they lack p27. Palestinians have significantly higher cyclin D1 levels. There was a statistically significant inverse correlation between the expression of beta-catenine and cyclin D1, as well as p53 and p27 (P <0.05). CONCLUSIONS Increased expression of cyclin D1, p53, Ki-67, beta-catenine and Her-2/neu, and decreased expression of p27 may be important events in the three ethnic groups with colorectal cancer. The lower mortality rate among Ashkenazi Jews may be partially explained by their better molecular biology profile.
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- H Darwish
- Department of Biochemistry, Al Quds University, Palestinian Authority, Israel
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AIMS To study the expression of the endothelial and inducible isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS and iNOS, respectively) in human bladder carcinoma and schistosomal bladder disease, and to compare it with normal adult and fetal urothelium. Nitric oxide is thought to play a complex role in human carcinogenesis, but has only recently been investigated in bladder cancer. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin wax embedded sections of 33 human bladder carcinomas and five bladder carcinoma cell lines; in addition, seven schistosomal bladder cases and normal and fetal urothelium were investigated. In the cell lines enzymatic activity was examined by the NADPH diaphorase reaction. RESULTS Immunoreactivity for eNOS was present in most cells of all 31 cases examined. Immunoreactivity for iNOS was less abundant and was seen in 23 of 25 cases. Similar findings were noted in schistosomal bladder cancer. In the normal bladder mucosa, eNOS immunoreactivity was found only in the superficial cell layer and iNOS was not expressed, whereas in the fetal urothelium immunoreactivity for both isoforms was seen in all cell layers. Enzymatic activity and immunoreactivity for eNOS and iNOS were evident in the five bladder carcinoma cell lines. CONCLUSIONS It is possible that NOS plays a role in the differentiation of the transitional epithelium in fetal life, has a biological function in the adult bladder mucosa, and is involved in bladder carcinogenesis. eNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity do not differ in schistosomal and non-schistosomal bladder carcinoma, but resemble the pattern of expression typical of fetal urothelium.
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- M Shochina
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, il-91240, Israel
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Shochina M, Fellig Y, Sughayer M, Pizov G, Vitner K, Podeh D, Hochberg A, Ariel I. Nitric oxide synthase immunoreactivity in human bladder carcinoma. Mol Pathol 2001. [PMID: 11477140 DOI: 10.1136/mp.54.4.248.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To study the expression of the endothelial and inducible isoforms of nitric oxide synthase (eNOS and iNOS, respectively) in human bladder carcinoma and schistosomal bladder disease, and to compare it with normal adult and fetal urothelium. Nitric oxide is thought to play a complex role in human carcinogenesis, but has only recently been investigated in bladder cancer. METHODS Immunohistochemistry was performed on paraffin wax embedded sections of 33 human bladder carcinomas and five bladder carcinoma cell lines; in addition, seven schistosomal bladder cases and normal and fetal urothelium were investigated. In the cell lines enzymatic activity was examined by the NADPH diaphorase reaction. RESULTS Immunoreactivity for eNOS was present in most cells of all 31 cases examined. Immunoreactivity for iNOS was less abundant and was seen in 23 of 25 cases. Similar findings were noted in schistosomal bladder cancer. In the normal bladder mucosa, eNOS immunoreactivity was found only in the superficial cell layer and iNOS was not expressed, whereas in the fetal urothelium immunoreactivity for both isoforms was seen in all cell layers. Enzymatic activity and immunoreactivity for eNOS and iNOS were evident in the five bladder carcinoma cell lines. CONCLUSIONS It is possible that NOS plays a role in the differentiation of the transitional epithelium in fetal life, has a biological function in the adult bladder mucosa, and is involved in bladder carcinogenesis. eNOS and iNOS immunoreactivity do not differ in schistosomal and non-schistosomal bladder carcinoma, but resemble the pattern of expression typical of fetal urothelium.
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- M Shochina
- Department of Rehabilitation, Hadassah Medical Center and the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, Jerusalem, il-91240, Israel
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Ariel I, Sughayer M, Fellig Y, Pizov G, Ayesh S, Podeh D, Libdeh BA, Levy C, Birman T, Tykocinski ML, de Groot N, Hochberg A. The imprinted H19 gene is a marker of early recurrence in human bladder carcinoma. Mol Pathol 2001. [PMID: 11193051 DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.6.320.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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AIMS To investigate the expression of the imprinted oncofetal H19 gene in human bladder carcinoma and to examine the possibility of using it as a tumour marker, similar to other oncofetal gene products. METHODS In situ hybridisation for H19 RNA was performed on 61 first biopsies of bladder carcinoma from Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. The intensity of the reaction and the number of tumour cells expressing H19 in each biopsy were evaluated in 56 patients, excluding biopsies with carcinoma in situ. The medical files were searched for demographic data and disease free survival. RESULTS More than 5% of cells expressed H19 in 47 of the 56 (84%) biopsies. There was a decrease in the number of cells expressing H19 with increasing tumour grade (loss of differentiation) (p = 0.03). Disease free survival from the first biopsy to first recurrence was significantly shorter in patients with tumours having a larger fraction of H19 expressing cells, controlling for tumour grade. This was also supported by the selective analysis of tumour recurrence in patients with grade I tumours. CONCLUSIONS It might be possible to use H19 as a prognostic tumour marker for the early recurrence of bladder cancer. In addition, for the gene therapy of bladder carcinoma that is based on the transcriptional regulatory sequences of H19, the expression of H19 in an individual biopsy could be considered a predictive tumour marker for selecting those patients who would benefit from this form of treatment.
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- I Ariel
- Department of Pathology and the Quantitative Molecular Pathology Unit, Hadassah Medical Centre and the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, PO Box 24035, il-91240, Israel.
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Ariel I, Sughayer M, Fellig Y, Pizov G, Ayesh S, Podeh D, Libdeh BA, Levy C, Birman T, Tykocinski ML, de Groot N, Hochberg A. The imprinted H19 gene is a marker of early recurrence in human bladder carcinoma. Mol Pathol 2000; 53:320-3. [PMID: 11193051 PMCID: PMC1186987 DOI: 10.1136/mp.53.6.320] [Citation(s) in RCA: 118] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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AIMS To investigate the expression of the imprinted oncofetal H19 gene in human bladder carcinoma and to examine the possibility of using it as a tumour marker, similar to other oncofetal gene products. METHODS In situ hybridisation for H19 RNA was performed on 61 first biopsies of bladder carcinoma from Hadassah Medical Centre in Jerusalem. The intensity of the reaction and the number of tumour cells expressing H19 in each biopsy were evaluated in 56 patients, excluding biopsies with carcinoma in situ. The medical files were searched for demographic data and disease free survival. RESULTS More than 5% of cells expressed H19 in 47 of the 56 (84%) biopsies. There was a decrease in the number of cells expressing H19 with increasing tumour grade (loss of differentiation) (p = 0.03). Disease free survival from the first biopsy to first recurrence was significantly shorter in patients with tumours having a larger fraction of H19 expressing cells, controlling for tumour grade. This was also supported by the selective analysis of tumour recurrence in patients with grade I tumours. CONCLUSIONS It might be possible to use H19 as a prognostic tumour marker for the early recurrence of bladder cancer. In addition, for the gene therapy of bladder carcinoma that is based on the transcriptional regulatory sequences of H19, the expression of H19 in an individual biopsy could be considered a predictive tumour marker for selecting those patients who would benefit from this form of treatment.
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- I Ariel
- Department of Pathology and the Quantitative Molecular Pathology Unit, Hadassah Medical Centre and the Hebrew University-Hadassah Medical School, PO Box 24035, il-91240, Israel.
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Sughayer M, Ali SZ, Erozan YS, Dunsmore N, Hall GS. Pulmonary malacoplakia associated with Rhodococcus equi infection in an AIDS patient. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration. Acta Cytol 1997. [PMID: 9100789 DOI: 10.1159/000332547.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Malacoplakia is an uncommon, peculiar inflammatory disease with few cytologic descriptions. It is seen mostly in the lower urinary tract, with rare occurrences in the lungs. Escherichia coli is the most common underlying etiologic agent, with only a few cases reported with Rhodococcus equi infection. CASE A 36-year-old female with AIDS presented with dysphagia, dry cough and fever. Physical examination revealed diffuse bronchi and wheezing. Chest roentgenography showed multiple cavitary lesions bilaterally in the lungs. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of one of these lesions revealed clusters of granular histiocytes with numerous intracytoplasmic and extracytoplasmic Michaelis-Gutman bodies. Also noted were numerous coccobacillary bacteria, which, on culture, were identified as R equi. Ultrastructural findings are also presented. CONCLUSION The case illustrates the cytologic findings of malacoplakia in a rare pulmonary lesion associated with R equi infection in an AIDS patient. It reiterates the diagnostic role of FNA in dealing with a nonneoplastic entity for timely and definitive treatment and follow-up.
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- M Sughayer
- John K. Frost Cytopathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sughayer M, Ali SZ, Erozan YS, Dunsmore N, Hall GS. Pulmonary malacoplakia associated with Rhodococcus equi infection in an AIDS patient. Report of a case with diagnosis by fine needle aspiration. Acta Cytol 1997; 41:507-12. [PMID: 9100789 DOI: 10.1159/000332547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND Malacoplakia is an uncommon, peculiar inflammatory disease with few cytologic descriptions. It is seen mostly in the lower urinary tract, with rare occurrences in the lungs. Escherichia coli is the most common underlying etiologic agent, with only a few cases reported with Rhodococcus equi infection. CASE A 36-year-old female with AIDS presented with dysphagia, dry cough and fever. Physical examination revealed diffuse bronchi and wheezing. Chest roentgenography showed multiple cavitary lesions bilaterally in the lungs. Fine needle aspiration (FNA) of one of these lesions revealed clusters of granular histiocytes with numerous intracytoplasmic and extracytoplasmic Michaelis-Gutman bodies. Also noted were numerous coccobacillary bacteria, which, on culture, were identified as R equi. Ultrastructural findings are also presented. CONCLUSION The case illustrates the cytologic findings of malacoplakia in a rare pulmonary lesion associated with R equi infection in an AIDS patient. It reiterates the diagnostic role of FNA in dealing with a nonneoplastic entity for timely and definitive treatment and follow-up.
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- M Sughayer
- John K. Frost Cytopathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland, USA
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Sherman ME, Weinstein M, Sughayer M, Cappellari JO, Orr JE, Erozan YS, Schiffman MH, Kurman RJ. The Bethesda System. Impact on reporting cervicovaginal specimens and reproducibility of criteria for assessing endocervical sampling. Acta Cytol 1993; 37:55-60. [PMID: 8434497] [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: 01/30/2023]
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This study examined the impact of applying the Bethesda System guidelines for specimen adequacy on cytopathologic diagnosis at the Johns Hopkins Hospital laboratory of cytopathology during a one-year period. Application of the Bethesda guidelines resulted in a 1.3% unsatisfactory rate. In addition, 3.8% of specimens were satisfactory but contained an inadequate endocervical component (IEC). Smears obtained after a cone biopsy or an initial IEC smear were IEC in 16.5% and 18.7% of cases, respectively. The IEC rate following an initial smear lacking an endocervical component was 11.8% in repeat specimens obtained with an endocervical brush as compared to 29.4% in those obtained with a spatula alone. The reproducibility of the Bethesda criteria for assessing endocervical sampling was evaluated by comparing the level of agreement between three independent reviewers examining 40 test cases. Three-way agreement was achieved in 75% of cases. Two-way agreement ranged from 80.0% to 87.5%. We conclude that implementation of the Bethesda System guidelines for assessing specimen adequacy should produce a minimal impact on cytopathologic reporting and gynecologic practice. Repeat specimens lacking an endocervical component may be encountered relatively frequently in certain subsets of patients.
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- M E Sherman
- Department of Pathology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland
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The neuropathologic findings in the spinal cord were reviewed in 138 consecutive autopsies of patients with the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. In all cases both the brain and spinal cord were examined by conventional histologic techniques, and in 63 cases immunohistochemistry was used to detect human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), Toxoplasma gondii, cytomegalovirus, and JC papovavirus antigens. The most common observation was a normal spinal cord (60%). Vacuolar myelopathy (VM) was observed in 23 (17%) cases. Human immunodeficiency virus myelitis was evident in 8% of cases. Human immunodeficiency virus myelitis was associated with HIV encephalitis in 65% of the cases. Opportunistic infections of the spinal cord were uncommon, consisting of cryptococcosis (five cases), cytomegalovirus (four cases), toxoplasmosis (one case), and progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (one case), and almost always were seen with cerebral and/or systemic infection by these agents. Malignant lymphoma rarely involved the spinal cord (four cases); all were B-cell lymphomas and were associated with cerebral and/or systemic lymphoma. Other abnormalities rarely observed were Wallerian degeneration of the corticospinal tracts or posterior columns (6%) and focal microinfarcts. Most cases of VM (78%) were not associated with HIV myelitis, and in the five patients with both VM and HIV myelitis, HIV-infected cells were not found in the regions affected by VM. In contrast, 65% of cases with VM were associated with HIV encephalitis. The pathogenesis of VM remains unknown; it is probably not due to direct infection by HIV.
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- D Hénin
- Department of Pathology, Hôpital Beaujoin, Paris, France
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Nichols L, Sughayer M, DeGirolami PC, Balogh K, Pleskow D, Eichelberger K, Santos M. Evaluation of diagnostic methods for Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Am J Clin Pathol 1991. [PMID: 2042584 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/95.6.769.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The authors evaluated the use of direct Gram-stained smears, 1- and 24-hour urease broth tests, histologic examination, and culture to detect Helicobacter pylori in 100 gastric biopsy specimens from 97 patients with epigastric symptoms. Twenty-six patients had positive cultures and 27 had H. pylori identifiable in hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. The gastric biopsy specimens from the 29 patients with culture and/or histologic findings positive for H. pylori showed active gastritis in 27 cases (93%), compared with 26 cases (37%) without H. pylori (P less than 0.0001). Chronic gastritis was present in 25 cases (86%) with H. pylori and 40 cases (56%) without H. pylori (P less than 0.01). Twenty patients had positive Gram-stained smears. Fifteen patients had positive 1-hour urease tests, and 3 had delayed positive 24-hour urease tests. There were no false-positive Gram's stain results, three false-positive 24-hour urease tests, two false-negative histologic results, and three false-negative cultures (one inadvertently incubated anaerobically). The sensitivities of the methods were as follows: 62% for the 24-hour urease test, 69% for direct Gram's stain, 90% for culture, and 93% for histologic examination. The authors conclude that the urease test used in this study has low sensitivity and limited specificity; that the direct Gram-stained smear is a useful, highly specific, rapid screening test; and that the lengthier methods of culture and histologic examination have comparably high sensitivity for the definitive diagnosis of H. pylori gastritis.
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- L Nichols
- Department of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Nichols L, Sughayer M, DeGirolami PC, Balogh K, Pleskow D, Eichelberger K, Santos M. Evaluation of diagnostic methods for Helicobacter pylori gastritis. Am J Clin Pathol 1991; 95:769-73. [PMID: 2042584 DOI: 10.1093/ajcp/95.6.769] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/30/2022] Open
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The authors evaluated the use of direct Gram-stained smears, 1- and 24-hour urease broth tests, histologic examination, and culture to detect Helicobacter pylori in 100 gastric biopsy specimens from 97 patients with epigastric symptoms. Twenty-six patients had positive cultures and 27 had H. pylori identifiable in hematoxylin and eosin-stained sections. The gastric biopsy specimens from the 29 patients with culture and/or histologic findings positive for H. pylori showed active gastritis in 27 cases (93%), compared with 26 cases (37%) without H. pylori (P less than 0.0001). Chronic gastritis was present in 25 cases (86%) with H. pylori and 40 cases (56%) without H. pylori (P less than 0.01). Twenty patients had positive Gram-stained smears. Fifteen patients had positive 1-hour urease tests, and 3 had delayed positive 24-hour urease tests. There were no false-positive Gram's stain results, three false-positive 24-hour urease tests, two false-negative histologic results, and three false-negative cultures (one inadvertently incubated anaerobically). The sensitivities of the methods were as follows: 62% for the 24-hour urease test, 69% for direct Gram's stain, 90% for culture, and 93% for histologic examination. The authors conclude that the urease test used in this study has low sensitivity and limited specificity; that the direct Gram-stained smear is a useful, highly specific, rapid screening test; and that the lengthier methods of culture and histologic examination have comparably high sensitivity for the definitive diagnosis of H. pylori gastritis.
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- L Nichols
- Department of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Sughayer M, DeGirolami PC, Khettry U, Korzeniowski D, Grumney A, Pasarell L, McGinnis MR. Human infection caused by Exophiala pisciphila: case report and review. Rev Infect Dis 1991. [PMID: 1866539 DOI: 10.1093/clinids/13.3.379.] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022]
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One year after receiving a liver transplant and 2 months after treatment with high doses of steroids and monoclonal anti-CD3 for an episode of rejection, a 38-year-old woman developed a skin papule above the left medial malleolus. The papule, which at first had an annular shape, evolved into a pustule, ulcerated, drained, and assumed a crusted verrucous appearance. Multiple satellite papules appeared around the lesion, which was incompletely excised and thought to represent squamous cell carcinoma. Review of the histologic slides revealed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with multiple epidermal and dermal abscesses, pigmented hyphae, and yeast-like forms. Culture of material obtained at reexcision yielded a dematiaceous fungus that was identified as Exophiala pisciphila. No evidence of dissemination was found. This represents a unique report of human infection with this fungus, a well-recognized pathogen of fish. Except for the absence of sclerotic bodies, the clinicopathologic features resembled those of chromoblastomycosis rather than those of the subcutaneous cystic form of phaeohyphomycosis often associated with species of Exophiala.
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- M Sughayer
- Department of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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Sughayer M, DeGirolami PC, Khettry U, Korzeniowski D, Grumney A, Pasarell L, McGinnis MR. Human infection caused by Exophiala pisciphila: case report and review. Rev Infect Dis 1991; 13:379-82. [PMID: 1866539 DOI: 10.1093/clinids/13.3.379] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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One year after receiving a liver transplant and 2 months after treatment with high doses of steroids and monoclonal anti-CD3 for an episode of rejection, a 38-year-old woman developed a skin papule above the left medial malleolus. The papule, which at first had an annular shape, evolved into a pustule, ulcerated, drained, and assumed a crusted verrucous appearance. Multiple satellite papules appeared around the lesion, which was incompletely excised and thought to represent squamous cell carcinoma. Review of the histologic slides revealed pseudoepitheliomatous hyperplasia with multiple epidermal and dermal abscesses, pigmented hyphae, and yeast-like forms. Culture of material obtained at reexcision yielded a dematiaceous fungus that was identified as Exophiala pisciphila. No evidence of dissemination was found. This represents a unique report of human infection with this fungus, a well-recognized pathogen of fish. Except for the absence of sclerotic bodies, the clinicopathologic features resembled those of chromoblastomycosis rather than those of the subcutaneous cystic form of phaeohyphomycosis often associated with species of Exophiala.
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- M Sughayer
- Department of Pathology, New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02215
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