The objective of this study was to determine whether the overexpression of bcl-2, a key protein governing the apoptotic response to radiation, adds to pRb status in estimating the propensity for radiation response in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer. Archival formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded, pretreatment bladder tumor samples were available in 109 of 301 patients treated preoperat...

A rare case of duodenal schwannoma is reported. A 69-year-old man was admitted for evaluation of melena. Endoscopy and hypotonic duodenography showed a submucosal tumor in the third part of the duodenum. Biopsy findings were suggestive of leiomyosarcoma, therefore pancreatoduodenectomy was performed. Hematoxylin-eosin staining of the resected specimen showed interlacing bundles of spindle-shape...

tion3’ n ’ 22 wird durch diesen Stoffwechselweg ge­ deckt. Die sog. Shikimisäure-Prephensäure-Sequenz — ohne den Pentosephosphatzyklus-Vorspann nicht denkbar — ist Voraussetzung zur Bildung vieler aromatischer Verbindungen, die im Wundgewebe intensiv hergestellt werden 23. Auch werden Pentosederivate in die Histidin24 und Tryptophan-Syn­ these 25 einbezogen, was u. a. für die wundbedingte IES-S...

Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) is used to observe the ultrastructure of viruses and other microbial pathogens with nanometer resolution. Most biological materials do not contain dense elements capable of scattering electrons to create an image; therefore, a negative stain, which places dense heavy metal salts around the sample, is required. In order to visualize viruses in suspension un...

Recent advances in electron microscopy and image analysis techniques have resulted in the development of tomography, which makes possible the study of structures neither accessible to X-ray crystallography nor nuclear magnetic resonance. However, the use of tomography to study biological structures, ranging from 100 to 500 nm, requires developments in sample preparation and image analysis. Inde...

Several mycoplasma species feature a membrane protrusion at a cell pole, and unknown mechanisms provide gliding motility in the direction of the pole defined by the protrusion. Mycoplasma gallisepticum, an avian pathogen, is known to form a membrane protrusion composed of bleb and infrableb and to glide. Here, we analyzed the gliding motility of M. gallisepticum cells in detail. They glided in ...

The pathologic distinction of atypical fibroxanthomas (AFXs) from cutaneous spindle cell/sarcomatoid squamous cell carcinomas (SCSCCs) may occasionally pose a significant diagnostic challenge, given the substantial clinicopathologic overlap between these lesions. Recent studies indicate that p63 and CD10 are expressed in significant proportions of SCSCC and AFX, respectively. The purpose of thi...

Cervical metaplastic squamous epithelium exhibiting atypia insufficient for a diagnosis of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) is usually reported as "atypical squamous metaplasia" (ASM). Stratification impacts treatment since the differential is often between reactive and high grade CIN (CIN II, III). Diagnosis with H&E is associated with low intra/interobserver concurrence. P16/Ki-67 imm...

OBJECTIVE Correlation of CD24 expression with histological grading and TNM staging of retinoblastoma. METHODS This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Pathology, BMSI, JPMC and NICH from 1(st) January 2009 to 31(st) December 2013. A total 68 diagnosed cases of retinoblastoma were selected for CD24 immuno staining. The data was analyzed by using SPSS version 22. RESULTS ...

Background: Adenocarcinoma of the prostate is an invasive carcinoma, a neoplasm epithelial cells with secretory cell differentiation. Histomorphology glandular. The are sheets or single neoplasia, basal not seen in this carcinoma. Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes (TILs) lymphocytes that migrate to tumor peritumoral cells. In malignancy, T lymphocyte infiltration can be found, indicating immune re...