background there is evidence of a possible etiological role of human papillomaviruses (hpvs) in the development of colorectal cancer. loss of p53 tumor suppressor gene function has been found in many malignancies and it can occur in a variety of ways, including gene mutation and interaction with the e6 protein of oncogenic hpvs. the objective of this study was to determine the prevalence of hpv...

Abstract Diabetic fibrous mastopathy (DFM) is a rare benign fibrotic disease of the breast that develops in patients with longstanding and often uncontrolled diabetes mellitus. Clinically, may present an irregular, firm, palpable mass, which be solitary or multiple, occurring one both breasts. occurs most premenopausal women heterogeneously extremely dense breasts; mammography show focal asymme...

RATIONALE AND DESIGN The accuracy of a prospective histopathologic diagnosis of rejection and recurrent hepatitis C (HCV) was determined in 48 HCV RNA-positive liver allograft recipients enrolled in an "immunosuppression minimization protocol" between July 29, 2001 and January 24, 2003. Prospective entry of all pertinent treatment, laboratory, and histopathology results into an electronic datab...

Fungal infections are becoming more frequent because of expansion of at-risk populations and the use of treatment modalities that permit longer survival of these patients. Because histopathologic examination of tissues detects fungal invasion of tissues and vessels as well as the host reaction to the fungus, it is and will remain an important tool to define the diagnostic significance of positi...

OBJECTIVE To assess interrater reliability in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma in children. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS We collected 85 slides of melanomas diagnosed in patients younger than 17 years through a network of dermatopathologists and dermatologists. The slides were classified into 3 categories: (1) slides from children with metastatic melanoma; (2) slides from disease-free...

Accurate diagnosis of premalignant or malignant oral lesions depends on the quality of the biopsy, adequate clinical information and correct interpretation of the biopsy results. The purpose of this paper is to review the procedures for obtaining appropriate biopsy samples, and the criteria for diagnosing and grading dysplasias. The World Health Organization's description of the architectural a...

Sarcoidosis is a multisystemic disease of unknown etiology. The disease is common in blacks and is very rare in Thailand. It presents as one of the most variable manifestations usually affecting the lungs and intrathoracic lymph nodes. Other organs such as liver, spleen, joints and eyes including skin are also involved The common cutaneous lesions are maculopapular, erythematous plaque, subcuta...

A 35-year-old woman presented with history of a painless, slow-growing nodule in a left eye caruncle over the last 2 months. The visual acuity was 20 / 20 and the ocular movements were in the normal range. The venereal disease research laboratory test, erythrocyte sedimentation rate, serum angiotensin converting enzyme level, and chest radiograph were all normal. An excisional biopsy was done t...

Colorectal masses can be non-neoplasm, benign neoplasm and malignant neoplasm. Diagnosis of colorectal mass done by biopsy or surgery then followed histopathological examination. The aim this study was to described the histopathology feature in Anatomic Pathology Laboratory Arifin Achmad Regional Hospital Riau Province January 2015 - December 2019. This found 304 cases consisted men (55,6%) wom...