Diagnostic utility of LMO2 immunohistochemistry in distinguishing T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma from thymoma by Divya Bansal, Sunil Pasricha, Gurudutt Gupta, Anila Sharma, Garima Durga, Meenakshi Kamboj, Anurag Mehta

“…Distinguishing T-lymphoblastic leukemia/lymphoma (T-ALL/T-LBL) from thymomas (especially B1 or B2 type) can be challenging particularly in limited trucut biopsy material where appreciating architecture is difficult or the background epithelial component does not provide tangible evidence for definite diagnosis. As a pathologist, it is important to accurately diagnose these neoplasms because they have entirely distinct management protocols. …”
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Ancillary Testing in Lung Cancer Diagnosis by William Dubinski, Natasha B. Leighl, Ming-Sound Tsao, David M. Hwang

“…With the emergence of new targeted therapies, the pathologist is called upon increasingly to provide not only accurate typing of lung cancers, but also to provide prognostic and predictive information, based on a growing number of ancillary tests, that may have significant impact on patient management. …”
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Utility of pattern-based approach to skin biopsies in pediatric non-infectious inflammatory diseases: a review of 140 cases by Neha Singh, Suravi Mohanty, Rajalakshmi Tirumalae

“…Effective communication between the clinician and the pathologist and thorough clinical correlation enhances the value of the skin biopsies…”
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Synchronous Occurrence of Primary Breast Carcinoma and Primary Colon Adenocarcinoma by Gurkan Yetkin, Fevzi Celayir, Ismail Ethem Akgun, Ramazan Ucak

“…In the multidisciplinary council consisting of oncologist, pathologist, radiologist, and general surgery specialist, it was decided to perform breast operation first and then colon operation, followed by adjuvant chemotherapy. …”
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Reporting a Rare Case of Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Breast by Tahere Khamechian, Javad Alizargar, Tahere Mazoochi

“…After an excisional biopsy, the pathologist found proliferation in epithelial and myoepithelial cells that had small and multiple nuclei, myxoid and chondroid stroma. …”
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Feasibility of rabbit auricular VX2 tumor model as an experimental model for intra-arterial embolization. by Woosun Choi, Byung Kook Kwak, Jisung Jung, Serah Park, Soon Auck Hong, Sang Lim Choi

“…The animals were sacrificed thereafter, and histologic analysis was conducted by a pathologist. Tumors did not grow in 3/24 auricles of 12 rabbits used in the experiment, and one rabbit died during anesthesia for an ultrasonographic examination. …”
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Quantifying Potential Error in Painting Breast Excision Specimens by Thomas Fysh, Alex Boddy, Amy Godden

“…Margins are ascribed to breast specimens such that six faces are identifiable to the pathologist, a process that may be prone to error at several stages. …”
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Does altered Ki67 expression in recurrent membranous basal cell adenoma point toward the need for reclassification? by Dhinakaran Paranchodi, Ashok Vikey, Jaya Joshi, Ramya Selvam, Neha Choudhary

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PseudoCell: Hard Negative Mining as Pseudo Labeling for Deep Learning-Based Centroblast Cell Detection by Narongrid Seesawad, Piyalitt Ittichaiwong, Thapanun Sudhawiyangkul, Phattarapong Sawangjai, Peti Thuwajit, Paisarn Boonsakan, Supasan Sripodok, Kanyakorn Veerakanjana, Komgrid Charngkaew, Ananya Pongpaibul, Napat Angkathunyakul, Narit Hnoohom, Sumeth Yuenyong, Chanitra Thuwajit, Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn

“…However, these models often require pathologists to identify centroblasts and manually provide refined labels for model optimization. …”
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Visceral Leishmaniasis with Associated Common, Uncommon, and Atypical Morphological Features on Bone Marrow Aspirate Cytology in Nonendemic Region by Harish Chandra, Smita Chandra, Rajeev Mohan Kaushik

“…These features will guide the pathologist for vigilant search of LD bodies in the marrow for definite diagnosis and thus will also be helpful in preventing unnecessary workups.…”
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Color Standardization Method and System for Whole Slide Imaging Based on Spectral Sensing by Shinsuke Tani, Yasuhiro Fukunaga, Saori Shimizu, Munenori Fukunishi, Kensuke Ishii, Kosei Tamiya

“…In the field of whole slide imaging, the imaging device or staining process cause color variations for each slide that affect the result of image analysis made by pathologist. In order to stabilize the analysis, we developed a color standardization method and system as described below: 1) Color standardization method based on RGB imaging and multi spectral sensing, which utilize less band (16 bands) than conventional method (60 bands), 2) High speed spectral sensing module. …”
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A Rare Case Diagnosed by Videothoracoscopic Lung Biopsy: Diffuse Pulmonary Meningotheliomatosis by Anton Dzian, Marek Malík, Ľuboš Hamada, Jozef Mičák, Ivana Gregorová, Gabriela Košturiaková

“…These lesions are often detected incidentally as microscopic findings in lung specimens or autopsies examined by a pathologist. We report a case of a 60-year-old male asymptomatic patient presenting with multiple bilateral pulmonary nodules on high-resolution computed tomography and diagnosed by videothoracoscopic surgery. …”
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Plasmacytoid Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder Metastatic to the Stomach: A Case Report by Philippe Nabbout, James Furr, Murugan Paari, Gennady Slobodov

“…Both the urologist and the pathologist need to have a high index of suspicion for PUC whenever they encounter unusual clinical and/or pathological findings.…”
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Assessment of level of knowledge and satisfaction of website about cleft lip and palate by Melissa Picinato-Pirola, Raíssa Gomes Magalhães, Marilia Gabriela Gonçalves Ribeiro, Thiago Pestillo Seles, Camila de Castro Corrêa

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional study, 13 healthcare professionals and 81 students from the areas of nursing, speech-language pathologist, medicine, nutrition, dentistry, and psychology participated. …”
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Multi-Resolution Wavelet-Transformed Image Analysis of Histological Sections of Breast Carcinomas by Hae-Gil Hwang, Hyun-Ju Choi, Byeong-Il Lee, Hye-Kyoung Yoon, Sang-Hee Nam, Heung-Kook Choi

“…To assess the correlation between computerized image analysis and visual analysis by a pathologist, we created a two-step classification system based on feature extraction and classification. …”
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An Unusual Extremely Distant Noncommunicating Uterine Horn with Myoma and Adenomyosis Treated with Laparoscopic Hemihysterectomy by Michele Morelli, Roberta Venturella, Rita Mocciaro, Daniela Lico, Fulvio Zullo

“…Nevertheless, laparoscopic right hemihysterectomy was successfully performed and right horn was sent to our pathologist who recognized hypotrophic endometrium and adenomyosis.…”
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Antral Brushings and Biopsies for Gastric Campylobacter pylori: A Comparative Study of a Rapid Urease Test, Culture and Histology by Howard M. Estrin, Medhat O. Hassan, Howard S. Carr, Steven J. Czinn

“…This test is rapid, easy, sensitive and inexpensive. If a pathologist is available, the addition of histologic review for C pylori in combination with the brush urease test, will identify virtually all patients with C pylori without the need for culturing this fastidious organism.…”
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Telediagnosis of Transbronchial Fine Needle Aspirations – A Feasibility Study by K. Kayser, G. Kayser, H. D. Becker, F. Herth

“…The slides were digitized using a Leica digital camera DC100 mounted on a microscope Leica Laborlux S, and analyzed by an experienced pathologist without knowing the definite diagnosis or any additional clinical data. …”
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Accurate identification of primary site in tumors of unknown origin (TUO) using DNA methylation by Drew Duckett, Erica R. Vormittag-Nocito, Pouya Jamshidi, Madina Sukhanova, Stephanie Parker, Daniel J. Brat, Lawrence J. Jennings, Lucas Santana-Santos

“…Moreover, by employing pathologist expertise and t-SNE visualization, the TUO classifier can assign samples to 46 different sites of origin/disease classes. …”
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Assessment and follow-up of interstitial lung disease by Devarasetti Phani Kumar

“…A multidisciplinary approach involving the pathologist, rheumatologist, pulmonologist, and radiologist allows the correlation of the clinical, radiologic, and pathologic findings to arrive at the right diagnosis. …”
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